Trump Orders U.S. Flags Lowered for 1 Week After Dolly Parton Dies at 80
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Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 25
Trump Orders U.S. Flags Lowered for 1 Week After Dolly Parton Dies at 80
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 25
Summary
Flags across the United States will fly at half-staff for the next week, with Trump saying the tribute to Dolly Parton begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Parton died Tuesday at 80, prompting Trump to call the country music star and cultural icon unmatched in a Truth Social post announcing the order.
Trump had tried to honor Parton before: his administration twice offered her the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which she said she declined because her husband was ill and later because of COVID travel concerns.
The flag order gives federal recognition to Parton’s place in American life, where her music, image and public persona made her one of country music’s most enduring figures.