Lee Greenwood says he's 'very proud' to stand next to Trump during America's 250th celebration

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. The "God Bless the USA" singer told Fox News Digital he was "sorry" other artists had pulled out of the event, which he said would be about patriotism, not politics. Lee Greenwood is proud to be an American. The "God Bless the USA" singer told Fox News Digital he’s "very proud" to stand with President Donald Trump this Fourth of July and "flattered and honored" to be part of the country’s 250th anniversary celebration. "I'm a farm kid from California and music was in my life since I was like 10 or 11, 12 years old," he said. "But it was while I was on tour in the United States, coast to coast, I realized there's so much about America we hadn't heard. So I wrote the song, ‘God Bless the USA,’ and ‘Proud to be an American.’ And now here we are on a 250th anniversary of this great country. I am so flattered and honored to be able to sing about it. And I