Chris Wallace Asks Darius Rucker If Country Music Still Carries ‘Stigma of Rebel Flags And Racism’

CNN anchor Chris Wallace asked Nashville star Darius Rucker if he still thinks country music carries “the stigma of rebel flags and racism.”

Wallace interviewed Rucker for this week’s edition of his Max series Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace on a variety of topics, including his experiences as a Black country superstar in a predominantly White field.

In one exchange, he asked Rucker about the influence of Beyoncé and the “Cowboy Carter” phenomenon, and brought up Rucker’s 2021 comment: