Before he got going with the performance at the Liberty Ball, Aldean told the crowd that Trump called him and let him know that he believed in the message of “Try That In A Small Town” as the country star was in the midst of fighting off the outrage:

The "Try That in a Small Town" singer, who performed at President Trump's inauguration festivities Monday, is going on a cross-country tour.

Jason Aldean called the opportunity to perform for Trump “a whole different ball game” as he hailed Carrie Underwood's Inauguration Day a cappella performance