Trump orders flags to half mast for Dolly Parton

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10:12a, 8/26/26
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/08/25/trump-flags-lowered-dolly-parton-dies/91460878007/

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President Donald Trump said he's ordered U.S. flags to be lowered across the country in honor of the late iconic country music star Dolly Parton, who died at 80 years old.

Trump, in a Truth Social post shortly after Parton's death was announced, said he directed American flags to be lowered for the next week beginning at 6 p.m. ET on Aug. 25.


Honestly, this is just ridiculous. This trend of constantly putting flags at half mast any time a government official or politician died was bad enough without now doing it when celebrities die.

Just leave the flags at half mast year round at this point.
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In reply to waitwhat? • 10:12a, 8/26/26
waitwhat? said:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/08/25/trump-flags-lowered-dolly-parton-dies/91460878007/

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President Donald Trump said he's ordered U.S. flags to be lowered across the country in honor of the late iconic country music star Dolly Parton, who died at 80 years old.

Trump, in a Truth Social post shortly after Parton's death was announced, said he directed American flags to be lowered for the next week beginning at 6 p.m. ET on Aug. 25.


Honestly, this is just ridiculous. This trend of constantly putting flags at half mast any time a government official or politician died was bad enough without now doing it when celebrities die.

Just leave the flags at half mast year round at this point.


I agree with you.
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10:13a, 8/26/26
For her, it should be at full mast, or bigger. IYKWIM
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10:13a, 8/26/26
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I agree on the overall sentiment here. It's become largely meaningless but if we were going to do it for a celebrity, then she's about the best candidate for it you can find.
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10:15a, 8/26/26
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I really don't care what they do, but I have a meme that works for this thread...

Elections are when people find out what politicians stand for, and politicians find out what people will fall for.
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10:15a, 8/26/26
i find you being bothered by this ridiculous

she was an amazing American figure, universally loved. the honor is appropriate.
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In reply to waitwhat? • 10:16a, 8/26/26
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waitwhat? said:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/08/25/trump-flags-lowered-dolly-parton-dies/91460878007/

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President Donald Trump said he's ordered U.S. flags to be lowered across the country in honor of the late iconic country music star Dolly Parton, who died at 80 years old.

Trump, in a Truth Social post shortly after Parton's death was announced, said he directed American flags to be lowered for the next week beginning at 6 p.m. ET on Aug. 25.


Honestly, this is just ridiculous. This trend of constantly putting flags at half mast any time a government official or politician died was bad enough without now doing it when celebrities die.

Just leave the flags at half mast year round at this point.


I'd rather lower the flags to half mast for Dolly, than almost any politician alive.

I bet you're fun at parties.
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10:16a, 8/26/26
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Bad precedent for future presidents. I can only imagine some of the future honorees.
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10:18a, 8/26/26
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I think flags at half-mast are way overdone, but I'm more than willing to make an exception for Dolly.
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In reply to BMX Bandit • 10:18a, 8/26/26
BMX Bandit said:
i find you being bothered by this ridiculous

she was an amazing American figure, universally loved. the honor is appropriate.


I agree 100%.
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In reply to AGHouston11 • 10:20a, 8/26/26
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Bad precedent for future presidents. I can only imagine some of the future honorees.

Given the fact it has been done for well over a decade now, the precedent was set a long time ago.
"If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without blood shed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves." - Sir Winston Churchill
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In reply to Rapier108 • 10:22a, 8/26/26
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AGHouston11 said:
Bad precedent for future presidents. I can only imagine some of the future honorees.

Given the fact it has been done for well over a decade now, the precedent was set a long time ago.


Figures, your TDS is not allowing you to see Trump is making precedent great, again!!!
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10:23a, 8/26/26
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Dolly was a fantastic person, almost universally loved. Which is why most of us won't kick up a public fuss over this.

But I agree, the flag thing has gotten out of hand. This is not a pro or anti any politician statement. This is one of the few issues where both sides truly are at fault.

It started with 'school shootings', and has progressed to celebrity honors.

I believe the flag code has specific guidelines as to who is honored, and how for long. We need to go back to that.
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In reply to waitwhat? • 10:25a, 8/26/26
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Of all things in this FU world to get "dusted up" about, this is about as low on the scale as one could get IMHO. You must live in a utopian universe for this to make the cut.

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In reply to CanyonAg77 • 10:25a, 8/26/26
This mofo was around for the first 13 stars
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In reply to rocky the dog • 10:25a, 8/26/26
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I really don't care what they do, but I have a meme that works for this thread...



I'm NSA, and I approve this message.
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In reply to BMX Bandit • 10:25a, 8/26/26
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i find you being bothered by this ridiculous

she was an amazing American figure, universally loved. the honor is appropriate.

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In reply to CanyonAg77 • 10:26a, 8/26/26
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Dolly was a fantastic person, almost universally loved. Which is why most of us won't kick up a public fuss over this.

But I agree, the flag thing has gotten out of hand. This is not a pro or anti any politician statement. This is one of the few issues where both sides truly are at fault.

It started with 'school shootings', and has progressed to celebrity honors.

I believe the flag code has specific guidelines as to who is honored, and how for long. We need to go back to that.
There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the later ignorance. Hippocrates
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In reply to BigRobSA • 10:29a, 8/26/26
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BigRobSA said:
Rapier108 said:
AGHouston11 said:
Bad precedent for future presidents. I can only imagine some of the future honorees.

Given the fact it has been done for well over a decade now, the precedent was set a long time ago.


Figures, your TDS is not allowing you to see Trump is making precedent great, again!!!


Has there been a singer prior that the US flag has been lowered for ?
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10:34a, 8/26/26
Not my preference on using the half staff honor, but I'm ok with it.

It's good to have one thing almost the whole country can stack hands on and paying her respects and remembering her fondly seems to be the only thing that qualifies in the past ten years.

Heck - rooting for America in the Olympics fires up debate and division these days.
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10:38a, 8/26/26
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Who cares
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10:39a, 8/26/26
Dolly was a kind, generous and authentic person while she also supported BLM and the LBGTQ alphabet mafia. She publicly denounced her Southern heritage by removing the word "Dixie" from all of her business venues. Dolly is a perfect example of "two things can be true". I hope that she rests in peace and that all of her woke political organizations die---soon.
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10:41a, 8/26/26
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I can't say if Dolly was worthy or not, as much as one can admire a celebrity that was universally loved across generations and cultures. In my life time I can only think of Mr Rogers, and I don't remember if the same thing was done.

This reminds me of Ron Swanson's selective exception when Lil Sebastian died.

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In reply to waitwhat? • 10:42a, 8/26/26
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Good grief. Get your panties out of a wad.
If you don't have anything nice to say about anybody, come sit by me.
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In reply to AGHouston11 • 10:52a, 8/26/26
AGHouston11 said:
BigRobSA said:
Rapier108 said:
AGHouston11 said:
Bad precedent for future presidents. I can only imagine some of the future honorees.

Given the fact it has been done for well over a decade now, the precedent was set a long time ago.


Figures, your TDS is not allowing you to see Trump is making precedent great, again!!!


Has there been a singer prior that the US flag has been lowered for ?


Someday ... Willie. ... but not in any of our lifetimes.
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In reply to BBQ • 10:54a, 8/26/26
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BBQ said:
Of all things in this FU world to get "dusted up" about, this is about as low on the scale as one could get IMHO. You must live in a utopian universe for this to make the cut.


While I agree and could really care less about this topic...

Since this is the politics forum I'll just say that this is how progressivism works. You start off changing the rules for small stuff - flags, "no child left behind", etc that all "sound like the right thing to do". But as those things get normalized the rules continue to diverge from their original intent. This happens with so many things its pretty much unavoidable as part of being human. The best we can do is be conscious of it, and realize what we lose by changing things "for the better".
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." - Ben Franklin
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11:09a, 8/26/26
Smart move by Trump

White women votes count


Especially in years you start dumbass wars in the mid east



He'll get some housewife votes for sure bc of this
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11:10a, 8/26/26
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Dolly is loved all over the world. If they can honor her in the UK I don't see the problem in doing the same here in America. She is a fantastic example of the American Dream.

Disclaimer: Views expressed in this post reflect the opinions of Texags user bonfarr and are not to be accepted as facts or to be taken at face value.
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11:11a, 8/26/26
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We mark the passing of the last universally beloved human
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In reply to Pichael Thompson • 11:12a, 8/26/26
Pichael Thompson said:
Smart move by Trump

White women votes count


Especially in years you start dumbass wars in the mid east



He'll get some housewife votes for sure bc of this


he is not running for any office, he is not going to swing any vote for him.

sorry your buddies can't have nukes.
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In reply to rocky the dog • 11:12a, 8/26/26
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rocky the dog said:
I really don't care what they do, but I have a meme that works for this thread...


How is this already not a thing?

Brilliant!
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In reply to Scientific • 11:13a, 8/26/26
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Scientific said:
I can't say if Dolly was worthy or not, as much as one can admire a celebrity that was universally loved across generations and cultures. In my life time I can only think of Mr Rogers, and I don't remember if the same thing was done.

This reminds me of Ron Swanson's selective exception when Lil Sebastian died.


Bye...bye...Li'l Sebastian...
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In reply to milner79 • 11:13a, 8/26/26
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milner79 said:
AGHouston11 said:
BigRobSA said:
Rapier108 said:
AGHouston11 said:
Bad precedent for future presidents. I can only imagine some of the future honorees.

Given the fact it has been done for well over a decade now, the precedent was set a long time ago.


Figures, your TDS is not allowing you to see Trump is making precedent great, again!!!


Has there been a singer prior that the US flag has been lowered for ?


Someday ... Willie. ... but not in any of our lifetimes.

That's the day it will be made legal. Nationwide.
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In reply to AGHouston11 • 11:13a, 8/26/26
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AGHouston11 said:
Bad precedent for future presidents. I can only imagine some of the future honorees.

Whatever...

Biden orders flags to half-staff as US records 1 million COVID deaths

Obama has ordered flags at half-staff more than any president in history
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In reply to torrid • 11:14a, 8/26/26
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torrid said:
I think flags at half-mast are way overdone, but I'm more than willing to make an exception for Dolly.

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