Trump: Dolly Parton ‘really liked me,’ but ‘wasn’t a very political person’
Trump repeated the claim after ordering flags lowered for Parton, even as critics noted she never publicly endorsed him and backed LGBTQ rights and vaccines.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump claimed the late country legend Dolly Parton was a fan, suggesting she remained silent publicly to avoid alienating 20 percent of her fans.
- Trump made the remarks on the Glenn Beck Program one day after Parton died at 80, while discussing his decision to lower flags to half-staff honoring the artist.
- Despite the president's claim, Parton maintained political neutrality throughout her career, twice declining the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Trump and refusing to endorse candidates during 2016.
- Her public advocacy included LGBTQ rights and COVID-19 vaccine funding, causes Trump opposed, while Parton stated her philosophy was to "just want everybody to be treated good.
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Dolly Parton's Sister Labels Trump's Behaviour 'Deranged' After Claims the Late Singer Was a Secret MAGA Fan
Dolly Parton's glittering legacy has barely had time to settle before Donald Trump has sparked a fresh political storm around the late country music icon. Just one day after Parton died aged 80, Trump claimed during an appearance on Glenn Beck's programme that she 'really liked' him and suggested she may have kept any support for him private because she feared losing fans. But while Parton carefully avoided political labels throughout her life, …
Trump says Dolly Parton really liked him
President Trump shared his thoughts on the late country music icon Dolly Parton during an interview on Wednesday, as reported by The Hill. He described her as a unique figure who was not a very political person while emphasizing that she held a positive view of him. The country music legend died at the age of 80 after a brief battle with cancer, a loss confirmed by her family on Tuesday. During his conversation with conservative talk show host G…
Trump claims that Dolly Parton “really liked” him. She turned down his presidential award twice.
President Donald Trump claimed today that the recently deceased country music star Dolly Parton “really liked” him, even though she never publicly discussed her political affiliations and twice turned down Trump’s offer to award her the Presidential Medal of Freedom. (She also once declined the same offer from former President Joe Biden). Speaking Tuesday morning on The Glenn Beck Program, Trump told the show’s titular right-wing host, “She was …
Demented Liar Claims Dolly Parton “Really Liked Me”
The New York Post reports: President Trump said Wednesday that country music star Dolly Parton “really liked me,” but stayed out of politics to avoid losing fans. Trump ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff Tuesday after the “I Will Always Love You” singer died at age 80. “She was unique. I mean, she was amazing,” Trump, 80, told radio host Glenn Beck. Trump said “I knew her a little bit. She wasn’t a very political person. She really liked …
Trump Finds Way to Make Dolly Parton’s Death About Him
Trump finds a way to make Dolly Parton’s death about him. The president’s initial remarks on her passing were surprisingly appropriate. Then he claimed, without evidence, that the country-music icon ‘really liked me.’
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