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Dolly Parton’s Death Prompts Rare Bipartisan Outpouring From U.S. Political Leaders
Parton reiterated her apolitical stance during an interview with ABC’s David Wright in 2018, where she again repeated, “I’m not being political.”
“I don’t do politics. I’m not getting into any of that because I have a lot of fans out there, and I don’t want to offend anybody,” she said.
When pressed to answer questions about Trump, who at the time was just over a year into his first term as President, Parton said: “I have my opinion about everybody and everything, but I learned a long time ago: Keep your damn mouth shut if you want to stay in show business.”
“I’m not in politics. I’m an entertainer,” she said.
That broad appeal was reflected in tributes from across the political spectrum.
How Democrats are remembering Parton’s advocacy
Major Democratic figures have cast Parton as a progressive figure who advocated for minority rights through her music, philanthropy, and public comments.
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, an independent who caucuses with Democrats and is a leading voice of the progressive movement, said Parton “was one of the great entertainers of our era” whose “music and humanity touched millions.”
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