El-Sayed's tribute to Dolly Parton after her death sparks internet fury as critics cry foul: 'Gimme a break'
As millions of Americans across the country issued heartfelt tributes following the death of country music superstar Dolly Parton, Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed is facing heat online over what critics call a politicization of Parton’s passing.
"Dolly Parton used her gift for music to highlight the challenges of poverty, inequality, and struggle in ways that uplifted and inspired working people," El-Sayed posted on X on Tuesday shortly after Parton died at the age of 80 after a brief battle with cancer.
"And I told 'em all the story / Momma told me while she sewed / And how my coat of many colors / Was worth more than all their clothes," El-Sayed added, quoting Parton song lyrics.
El-Sayed’s post was "ratioed" on social media, yielding far more negative comments and quote tweets that positive ones from users accusing the far-left candidate of injecting his political message into his Parton tribute.
DOLLY PARTON REFUSED TO PICK POLITICAL SIDES FOR DECADES: ‘I’M NOT IN POLITICS, I’M AN ENTERTAINER’ "Leave it to you to exploit her death for political gain," Twitchy Managing Editor Sam Janney posted on X .
"D-ck." "I didn’t think anyone would actually politicize Dolly Parton’s death, but here we are," Washington Free Beacon reporter Chuck Ross posted on X.
"Quiet," Townhall Media’s Storm Paglia posted on X . ‘You hate America ." "Stay away from her," Senate Leadership Fund rapid response director Chloe Smith posted on X in meme form.
EL-SAYED'S DEFENSE OF SHARIA LAW STANCE SPARKS ONLINE ERUPTION FROM CHRISTIANS, CONSERVATIVES: 'HE'S DONE' "Gimme a break, Abdul is no fan of Dolly and I doubt she of him," another user posted.
"Dolly is a hard working kind person, NOT a socialist.
" Conservative writer Debbie Schlussel slammed El-Sayed for messaging she views as contrived.
"Hilarious watching this privileged spoiled rich kid from wealthy Bloomfield Hills... pretend he's down with the struggle of America's working poor because he googles a Dolly Parton song.
Total fraud.
How many believe this phony knew the lyrics to any Dolly song?" she said .
One X user sporting more than 150,000 followers responded to El-Sayed with only two words.
5News aggregated this summary from the outlet’s public feed. The full article, with all the context, is on www.foxnews.com — the content belongs to Fox News.
