President Donald Trump Orders American Flags Lowered for 1 Week to Honor Country Legend Dolly Parton

President Donald Trump is marking country legend Dolly Parton’s death with a national tribute, ordering American flags lowered nationwide for one week.

Minutes after Parton’s family announced her death at age 80, President Trump ordered American flags lowered across the country in her honor.

“Very sad to report that Dolly Parton, one of the greatest Country singers, and far beyond, EVER, has just passed away,” Trump wrote. “This is a true loss for millions of people. There has never been anyone like her, and never will.”

Trump then announced the national tribute: “In her honor, I am lowering the American flag throughout the United States for a one week period beginning tonight at 6:00PM.”

He concluded, “Rest in Peace, Dolly! The World loves you.”

Parton’s nephew, Bryan Seaver, announced her death in a video shared through her official Instagram account, fulfilling a request she had made years earlier.

Her cause of death has not been publicly disclosed.

Born in rural East Tennessee, Parton built a career spanning music, film, television, publishing, and business. She also starred in films including 9 to 5 and Steel Magnolias and helped transform Dollywood into one of Tennessee’s best-known attractions.

Parton generally avoided partisan politics throughout her career, saying she wanted her music to bring people together.

She previously revealed that she declined two offers of the Presidential Medal of Freedom during Trump’s first administration — first because her husband was ill and later because she could not travel during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to NPR.