something at the concession stand, go and eat before the concert — I am there to entertain them, to take their worries away form them, so when they walk out, they can kind of have a little lift in their step and [say], ‘Aw, that was such a great break from all the problems I have to deal with during daily life.’ So I’m not going to give them my political views.

While she is not at all fearful to share her perspective, McEntire told Behar it’s “not as important” to her as entertaining her fans.

“It shouldn’t be my platform to be up on the stage giving my political views,” she concluded.

Other well-known celebrities like actors Anthony Hopkins and Mark Wahlberg have said over the years they, too, avoid making political or controversial statements.

During a conversation last December with Interview magazine, Hopkins quipped he avoids making comments about world events because his opinion is “not worth anything.”

“I don’t have any opinions,” he said. “Actors are pretty stupid. My opinion is not worth anything. There’s no controversy from me, so don’t engage me in it, because I’m not going to participate.”

A couple years earlier, in 2017, Wahlberg expressed a similar sentiment.

“You know, it just goes to show you that people aren’t listening to that anyway,” he told Task & Purpose. “They might buy your CD or watch your movie, but you don’t put food on their table. You don’t pay their bills. A lot of Hollywood is living in a bubble. They’re pretty out of touch with the common person, the everyday guy out there providing for their family.”

In a separate interview with Yahoo! Finance, Wahlberg said: “Both Republicans and Democrats buy movie tickets. I had a strong opinion [about the 2016 election] and I didn’t choose to voice it out in the public, but now that somebody is in office, let’s all just come together and rally around [President Donald Trump] and make sure he has the best chance to succeed.”