Donald Trump gave a Twitter shoutout Wednesday to the record sales of Jackie Evancho since it was announced the teen sensation would sing the national anthem at the president-elect's inauguration.
Trump's tweet followed a TMZ report Christmas day that Evancho's album sales have quadrupled since she signed on for the Jan. 20 performance.
Evancho, the 2010 "America's Got Talent" runner-up, has a transgender sister, and told People Magazine she has had a lot of guff thrown her way since the announcement.
"My family is kind of a big target. I have a transgender sister, and so a lot of hate goes towards us," Evancho said.
Evancho, just 16, has released 6 albums, including a platinum and gold album and three Billboard 200 top 10 debuts.
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