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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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