United States of Dolly: how a country queen bridged America's divide
Tributes praised her philanthropy and the millions of free books her Imagination Library gave to children, officials and allies said.
- President Donald Trump ordered flags lowered nationwide for one week following the death of Dolly Parton, while fans gathered at the Hollywood Walk of Fame Star in Los Angeles on August 25, 2026, to mourn the singer.
- Parton famously told Fox and Friends in 2017, "Everybody knows I don't do politics." With a Democratic mother and Republican father, she maintained fans on both sides, stating, "We are all God's children."
- Education Secretary Linda McMahon noted Parton "placed millions of books into the hands of young children," while Democratic former president Bill Clinton praised her literacy efforts through the Imagination Library program.
- Kamala Harris called Parton "a true American icon," echoing national mourning. Trump, who like the singer was 80, unusually spared her the barbs he leveled at figures like Robert Mueller or Rob Reiner after their deaths.
- While her hit "9 to 5" challenged industry norms, some Democrats pointed out that Republicans had attempted to reduce funding for her signature program. Her "Vaccine" parody during Covid marked a moment of rare unity in a divided nation.
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Dolly Parton, singer, author and composer, actress, businesswoman and one of the most recognizable figures in American popular culture, passed away on August 25 at the age of 80.
The icon of the country had spent his life escaping partisan labels on both the right and the left. His death offered a truce to Trompist America, and especially marked the disappearance of the country she was incarnating.
The country star was sociopolitical, but not party-political, says a researcher specializing in the United States.
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The death of Dolly Parton, one of the great figures of country music, provoked an unusual moment of unity in a country divided by politics. The singer died at the age of 80, according to her family, and the signs of regret came both from the Republican Party and from the Democratic Party. Parton, recalled the AFP, kept out of the big political disputes of the United States and her death generated a rare coincidence between opposing sectors. Pres…
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