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Nelly is doubling down and saying he was as "honored" to have been invited by Trump to perform at the inauguration.

Nelly has addressed the backlash to his choice to perform at Donald Trump’s Liberty Inaugural Ball.

The 50-year-old St. Lunatic told the Geto Boys rapper, "it's an honor" to “perform for the president of the United States, regardless of who is in office.”

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Nelly also spoke about his experience as a child on a military base in Texas, praising his family members who have served in the U.S. armed forces. “If these people can give [their] life for the office, Nelly can perform,” he said. “It is an honor for me to perform for the president of the United States, regardless of who is in office.”