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It only makes sense that the leader of the free world Dolly Parton would present a presidential medal of freedom. According to her interview with the Today on Monday, however, the singer had to turn down the honor twice when President Trump’s government offered it during his single term. But if you assume that Dolly refused the medal as a rejection of Trump as leader or a human, then her reasoning was a little closer to home.
‘I could not accept it, because my husband [Carl Dean] was sick, and then they asked me about it again, and I would not travel because of the COVID, ”Parton explained. It’s only been a minute since President Biden took office, but his White House has already awarded the award to Dolly again. However, she does not know if she will accept it.
“Now I feel like I’ll take politics if I adopt it, so I’m not sure,” Parton thought. ‘I’m not working for the awards. It’s gonna be nice, but I’m not sure I deserve it. But it’s a nice compliment for people to think I deserve it. ‘