Trump orders flags to be lowered for Dolly Parton: ‘There has never been anyone like her, and never will’ - KCBD

President Donald Trump announced he is ordering American flags lowered across the United States for one week beginning Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. In her honor. "There has never been anyone like her, and never will," Trump wrote on Truth Social, calling her passing "a true loss for millions of people."

Parton's reach stretched far beyond country music. Trump described her as "one of the greatest Country singers, and far beyond, EVER," a sentiment that reflects how thoroughly she crossed over into American cultural life. For people here in Lubbock, where country music runs deep and KCBD carried the news, her death lands hard. West Texas has always claimed its own connection to that tradition, and Parton was one of its most beloved figures regardless of genre.

The week-long flag lowering puts Parton in rare company. Presidential flag orders of that length are typically reserved for heads of state and figures of the highest national significance.