Critics Trash Ivanka Trump’s Dolly Parton Tribute: ‘Rich F**king Thing For You To Say’
We’re going to take a cue from Dolly Parton and just say, bless her heart.
Ivanka Trump, the eldest daughter of President Donald Trump, decided to share her favorite quote by the late country music legend after news broke Tuesday that Parton died at age 80. And let’s just say Ivanka Trump’s choice of quote was pretty rich considering it praises two qualities that her father does not embody: love and acceptance.
“A couple years ago on @lexfridman podcast I cited a piece of wisdom from @DollyParton that has resonated within me since I first heard it. ‘I don’t criticize and condemn; I love and accept,’” Trump had the nerve to write in an X post Tuesday.
After typing out some purple prose about how the quote is “deceptively simple,” she moved on to describe attributes about Parton that literally everyone loved.
“Goodbye to a bright light,” Trump wrote. “A peerless singer, incredible songwriter, gifted comic actress, tireless philanthropist, accomplished businesswoman and true original,”
And, of course, Trump concluded by interjecting herself.
“We never met but I adored and admired Dolly greatly,” she wrote.
Trump’s choice of quote is especially interesting once you consider its source.
Parton gave it in 2023, in response to criticism when she recorded the duet “Either Or” with MAGA-loving Kid Rock, which was featured on her “Rockstar” album.
Although Trump sneakily chose to share a Parton quote that advocates for the tolerance of people like herself, the “deceptively simple” message behind the quote is that people should love and accept rather than criticize and condemn — ironic because her hot-tempered father does not follow Parton’s values on how people should be treated.
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In response to Trump’s tweet, X users quickly pointed out that President Trump has a history of insulting his political opponents and belittling female reporters. Not to mention he rarely shows love for any of his five children — with the exception of Ivanka Trump.
Armed with these facts in mind, X users went off and brutally called out Trump — much like they did when right-wing pundit Megyn Kelly published a tribute to Parton on the same platform.
Read their reactions to Trump below.