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‘Disgusting’ And ‘Unacceptable’: Backlash Erupts Over Trump’s AI Image With Dolly Parton

The president posted a fake picture of himself with the late Dolly Parton.

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Donald Trump doesn’t appear to have known or had any relationship with Dolly Parton, the country music legend who passed away this week. But he’s still tried to tie himself to her in her death.

On Thursday night, the president posted a fake picture of himself with Parton at the White House:

“Ever since her sudden passing earlier this week, Trump has gone out of his way to link himself to Parton,” The New Republic said. “Shortly after her death was announced Tuesday, Trump posted a statement calling her “one of the greatest Country singers, and far beyond, EVER,” and announced that American flags should be flown at half-mast for one week.”

But that’s not all.

Appearing with Glenn Beck this week, Trump claimed that Parton  “really liked” him, also arguing that if Dolly had publicly supported him, she would have lost “20 percent of her fans.”

“It’s true that Parton never expressed any political affiliation, but her lengthy record as a humanitarian shows us exactly what she stood for—and it wasn’t Trump’s agenda of hate. To make matters worse, over the last year, Republicans quietly cut funding for Parton’s children’s book-gifting charity,” The New Republic added. The report added that Parton’s sister was a vocal critic of Trump.

Quite a few social media users had things to say about Trump trying to tie himself to Dolly Parton.

Photo courtesy of an X screenshot.

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Stephen Silver

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Stephen Silver is an award-winning journalist, essayist and film critic, and contributor to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Broad Street Review and Splice Today. The co-founder of the Philadelphia Film Critics Circle, Stephen lives in suburban Philadelphia with his wife and two sons. Stephen has authored thousands of articles that focus on politics, technology, and the economy.

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