Dolly Parton doesn’t see herself working “9 to five” within the Oval Workplace.
The “Jolene” singer-songwriter, in an interview with Metro, weighed in on whether or not she’d pursue a presidential bid sooner or later.
Parton, who sings of “grasping politicians” in her music “World On Fire,” advised the publication that she doesn’t “suppose anyone might really do a fantastic job” within the function earlier than dropping a witty comment.
“I believe we’ve had sufficient ‘boobs’ within the White Home,” stated Parton, including that she has “little interest in politics.”
She continued, “I attempt to do my factor by way of my songs, by way of the best way I settle for individuals, and the best way I attempt to make a distinction. I’m not good sufficient to be in politics, or possibly I’m too good. Both method, I’m not certified for that kind of a job. However I’m fairly certified to do what I do, which is to level individuals in the correct path, to jot down about it in songs or discuss issues.”
Parton has beforehand distanced herself from political issues, turning down two opportunities to obtain a Presidential Medal of Freedom from then-President Donald Trump and another from President Joe Biden.
She obtained the Nationwide Medal of the Arts in 2005. Nonetheless, in line with her website, she didn’t attend a ceremony within the Oval Workplace the place then-President George W. Bush offered the honour to 10 recipients. She later obtained the honour almost three years later in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
In a 2018 interview for “Nightline,” she advised ABC’s David Wright, “I discovered a very long time in the past, preserve your rattling mouth shut if you wish to keep in present enterprise. … I’m not in politics, I’m an entertainer.”
