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Dolly Parton is Dead... Trump Orders American Flags Lowered Throughout The United States For One Week

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BREAKING: Country music legend Dolly Parton has died at 80.

The Tennessee icon behind "Jolene," "9 to 5," and "I Will Always Love You" leaves behind a career spanning nearly seven decades, crossing music, film, and business while becoming one of the most beloved figures in country music.

Parton's death comes after she recently opened up about ongoing health struggles while insisting she was still working and looking ahead to new projects.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2092312212622762475
 
President Trump has announced that the American flag will be lowered throughout the United States for one week in honor of Dolly Parton following her death at age 80.

➡️The one week period begins tonight, August 25, at 6:00 PM.

Trump announced the decision on Truth Social shortly after Parton's death was confirmed, describing her passing as a major loss and paying tribute to her extraordinary cultural legacy.

Sources:
www.atlantanewsfirst.com

President Trump issues statement on Dolly Parton’s passing, orders flags to fly half-staff

President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to pay his respects to “one of the greatest Country singers,” Dolly Parton.
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apnews.com

Dolly Parton, music star, actor and beloved figure who spanned generations, dies at 80

Dolly Parton, the beloved music and film star known for her vibrant personality and poignant songwriting, has died. She was 80 years old.
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NuclearID said:
President Trump has announced that the American flag will be lowered throughout the United States for one week in honor of Dolly Parton following her death at age 80.

➡️The one week period begins tonight, August 25, at 6:00 PM.
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An interesting historical note regarding President Trump’s order lowering U.S. flags to half staff for one week following Dolly Parton’s death.

Nationwide presidential half staff orders for private civilians are relatively unusual, and a full week appears particularly notable compared with several modern precedents I could locate.

Charlie Kirk, 2025
Flags were ordered lowered from September 10 until sunset September 14.
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www.whitehouse.gov

Honoring the Memory of Charlie Kirk

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION As a mark of respect for the memory of Charlie Kirk, by the authority vested in me as
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Billy Graham, 2018
Flags were ordered lowered for the day of his interment.
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Presidential Proclamation on the Death of Billy Graham – The White House

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Coretta Scott King, 2006
Flags were ordered lowered for the day of her interment.
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Rosa Parks, 2005
Flags were ordered lowered for the day of her interment.
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Proclamation by the President: Death of Rosa Parks

As a mark of respect for the memory of Rosa Parks, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, that on the day of her interment, the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public...
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Bob Hope, 2003
Perhaps the closest modern entertainer comparison I found. President George W. Bush ordered flags lowered nationwide on the day of Hope’s interment. The proclamation specifically noted his decades of entertaining American troops.
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Bob Hope — one day
Rosa Parks — one day
Coretta Scott King — one day
Billy Graham — one day
Charlie Kirk — roughly five days
Dolly Parton — seven days

This is not intended as an exhaustive historical list, but the comparison suggests that a full seven day nationwide half staff period for an entertainer and private citizen is quite an unusual presidential honor.
 
Dolly Parton was neither a Republican nor a Democrat. She fiercely refused any affiliation with a political party throughout her life. She always defined herself as strictly apolitical, choosing to unite Americans rather than divide them. She sometimes joked that she was part of the "Dolly Party."
 
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