"Where are the big-time A-listers that are conservative in country music?" Rich asked in a video shared on social media.

President-elect Donald Trump had one of the biggest names in country music performing at his swearing-in ceremony.

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Mr. Trump’s co-stars may have changed, but the show has not. He remains a reality-TV star with a reality-TV performer’s instincts. (Fittingly, his swearing-in featured a performance by the country star and “American Idol” winner Carrie Underwood — like him, a reality celebrity who went on to bigger things.)

A New York Times photographer followed President Trump for more than 18 hours on Inauguration Day. Here’s what he saw.