Trump Says Dolly Parton Liked Him but Worried About Alienating Fans
Trump said Parton liked him and suggested she stayed politically neutral to avoid losing 20% of her fans, according to his remarks.
- 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."
- Critics pointed out that Parton was "everything he isn't," standing for values contradicting Trump's platform, as public skepticism intensifies over the claim of secret support.
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'She really liked me': Donald Trump claims Dolly Parton was a fan of his despite her firm refusal to ever praise him
Donald Trump has claimed that the much-missed Dolly Parton was a fan of his. During an interview with Glenn Beck, the president said her death felt like him “losing a member of the family”, and added, “I knew her a little bit. She wasn’t a very political person. She really liked me, I will tell you.”
Trump Says Dolly Parton ‘Really Liked Me’
“President Trump said that country music star Dolly Parton ‘really liked me,’ but stayed out of politics to avoid losing fans,” the New York Post reports. Fox News: Dolly Parton refused to pick political sides for decades: “I’m not in politics, I’m an entertainer.”
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