With the inauguration of President Elect Donald Trump in seven days, the festivities of the inauguration will start on Thursday, January 19th and continue through Saturday the 21st. The highlight of these for many will be the inaugural ball. When Donald Trump pulled out a shocking win in the 2016 election the haters were already in a lather (think Rosie O’Donnell on Twitter). Into the new year they just kept on keeping on with their hatred. Many performers issued blanket threats to not perform at the inauguration if asked and some responded to threats from their fans to boycott them if they performed. Among those who turned down the opportunity were such A listers as:

Andrea Bocelli, Opera star backed out when his fans launched #boycottBocelli on Twitter

Celine Dion, Pop icon backed out after she confirmed that she had several shows booked on the day of the ball and preferred not to let those fans down

Kiss

Elton John

Garth Brooks

Beyonce

Bruce Springsteen

Trump shook things up when he booked former child opera protege Juliet Evancho, who came to the limelight by appearing on “America’s Got Talent”. Jackie has known Donald Trump for some time, having met him having taped an episode of the variety show at his resort Mar-a-Lago in Florida. If this were the only story behind the young singers appearance at the hottest social event of the season in DC this year, it would seem pretty tame. The reason it is a bit shocking, at least in some circles, is because of Jackie’s high profile and transgender sister, Juliet. Disney fans may remember Juliet as Jacob when s/he accompanied Jackie in a duet from the soundtrack of the movie “Tangled”.