Why Sherri Shephard Will Watch Trump’s Inauguration: ‘I’m Very Scared’

Former “View” host tells TheWrap she has faith: “We love our country and nothing has brought us down”

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Many celebrities who oppose Donald Trump say they won’t even watch Donald Trump’s inauguration — but former “View” host Sherri Shepherd isn’t one of them.

“I’m very scared, being a black woman and having a black boy. It’s very scary,” she told TheWrap. “But I’ve taught my son — he was praying the other day and he was like, ‘Oh God! Lord please bless the President-elect! I gotta say it.’ But that’s what I’m teaching him.”

Despite her worries, Shepherd is hoping for the best.

“We have to respect who is taking office and I am having a great deal of faith.

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