Ivanka Trump Hammered for Tone-Deaf Dolly Parton Post

Photo Illustration by Victoria Sunday/The Daily Beast/Getty Images President Trump’s daughter Ivanka is being hammered after quoting Dolly Parton in a heartfelt social media tribute.

Parton’s death at 80 was announced on Tuesday.

In a statement to People , her representatives said the “9 to 5″ singer died following a “brief battle with cancer,” but did not disclose the type.

Ivanka, 44, joined the outpouring of love for Parton and her legacy online.

She said they had never met, but hailed her as a “peerless singer, incredible songwriter, gifted comic actress, tireless philanthropist, accomplished businesswoman and true original.” However, a particular quote from Parton that Ivanka cited , “I don’t criticize and condemn; I love and accept,” created a backlash on her social media.

The businesswoman said the open-hearted quote had “resonated within me since I first heard it,” and noted she had also shared the “piece of wisdom” from Parton when she appeared on Lex Fridman’s podcast in 2024.

Commenters on Ivanka’s post quickly pointed out that her hot-tempered father does not follow Parton’s view on how people should be treated, citing his history of insulting his political opponents and also female reporters .

The president has a pattern of abusing female journalists doing their job, including asking CNN’s Kaitlan Collins why she “never smiles” multiple times and telling Bloomberg News correspondent Catherine Lucey “quiet piggy” after she asked him about the Epstein files last year.

“Your father and brothers demonstrate precisely the opposite every hour of every day,” one user wrote to the president’s daughter.

Another added , “Why don’t you tell your father who degrades women every day to follow that advice?” Another comment pointed out Parton’s long support of the LGBTQ community, who have been under attack by the Trump administration.

The Daily Beast has contacted reps for Ivanka Trump and the White House for comment.

Ivanka’s Parton quote comes from an interview the country star gave while promoting the release of the 2023 song “Either Or” she recorded with MAGA favorite Kid Rock for her Rock Star album.

“Somebody was talking to me the other day, ‘How could you do this [song] with Kid?’” Parton told the Hollywood Reporter in 2023.

“I said, ‘Hey, just because I love you don’t mean I don’t love Kid Rock.