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Welbert Bauyaban

Dolly Parton Didn't Think She 'Deserved' Donald Trump's Medal of Freedom, So She Turned It Down Twice

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Dolly Parton famously declined the Presidential Medal of Freedom twice from President Trump to avoid doing politics (Credit: Union20 / Wikimedia Commons)

Country music legend Dolly Parton died on Tuesday at the age of 80, prompting renewed attention to the two occasions when she turned down the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Donald Trump.

Parton revealed the circumstances during a 2021 interview with NBC's Today. She consistently downplayed her legacy and questioned whether she deserved such an honour despite her decades of philanthropy.

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