Chrisette Michele Upset She Didn’t Meet Trump At Inauguration

The chorus of backlash against Chrisette Michele wasn't the only reason the singer's experience performing at President Trump's inauguration was out of tune.

The R&B vocalist — who was ambushed on social media last week for agreeing to sing on Trump's behalf — says she didn't even get to meet the President as she initially anticipated.

"Originally I was supposed to perform directly after his first speech, and I had done that with Barack Obama before, so I was used to that kind of experience," Michele told Billboard. "And the woman who organized the event came and told me, 'Now you're going to go first and he's going to go after you.' "

"I looked her in the eye and said, 'My family has disowned me,'" Michele continued. "'If you decide to Google me, you'll see that America is writing about me in their newspapers. I'm the black poster child for discord right now, and he's not going to shake my hand?' So no, I didn't get to meet him."

Michele, 34, was flooded with backlash after her addition to the inaugural festivities was reported by the Daily News last Wednesday.

The singer, who took the stage at the Inaugural Ball, attempted to explain her motives for performing the day before the inauguration, contending in a social media post that she wanted to be a "voice for the voiceless."

But that didn't stop acclaimed film director Spike Lee from expressing his outrage, writing on Instagram that he would no longer consider including Michele's song "Black Girl Magic" in his upcoming Netflix series "She's Gotta Have It."

"I was so saddened by Spike Lee's comments because he's somebody that I look up to in our community," Michele told the music website.

But the singer, who Daily News sources say made $250,000 to perform at last week's ball, says she wants to give President Trump the benefit of the doubt after she was denied the chance to speak to him.

"I know he has a lot of other things going on. I don't know if, like Barack and Michelle, he's listening to my album or that I'll be on his summer playlist, so I don't want to take it that way," she said. "I'd rather be optimistic and think that they'll come another chance where I can talk to him."

Michele helped headline an inauguration lineup that also included Toby Keith, 3 Doors Down and 16-year-old Jackie Evancho, who sang the national anthem before Trump was sworn into office on Jan. 20.

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