A US flag flies at half-staff near the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, DC, on August 26, 2026. US President Donald Trump ordered the lowering of flags after country music icon Dolly Parton died at the age of 80 on August 25. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

People visit the Washington Monument as US flags are lowered to half-staff in Washington, DC, on August 26, 2026. US President Donald Trump ordered the lowering of flags after country music icon Dolly Parton died at the age of 80 on August 25. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

People visit the Washington Monument as US flags are lowered to half-staff in Washington, DC, on August 26, 2026. US President Donald Trump ordered the lowering of flags after country music icon Dolly Parton died at the age of 80 on August 25. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

People visit the Washington Monument as US flags are lowered to half-staff in Washington, DC, on August 26, 2026. US President Donald Trump ordered the lowering of flags after country music icon Dolly Parton died at the age of 80 on August 25. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

American flags are lowered to half staff at the White House in Washington, DC on August 26, 2026. US President Donald Trump ordered the lowering of flags after country music icon Dolly Parton died at the age of 80 on August 25. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

People sit in the shade of a tree as US flags are lowered to half-staff around the Washington Monument in Washington, DC, on August 26, 2026. US President Donald Trump ordered the lowering of flags after country music icon Dolly Parton died at the age of 80 on August 25. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

American flags are lowered to half staff at the White House in Washington, DC on August 26, 2026. US President Donald Trump ordered the lowering of flags after country music icon Dolly Parton died at the age of 80 on August 25. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

Workers continue repairs on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC, on August 26, 2026. US President Donald Trump had made the renovation of the reflecting pool a national drama by repeatedly discussing plans and providing regular updates of the expedited work ahead of America's 250th anniversary celebrations earlier this summer. When the pool liner began peeling off and algae grew quickly despite the application of chemicals, Trump blamed vandalism for the damage while providing no meaningful evidence. The US Justice Department on August 1 dropped its case against a former Olympian accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, saying the hurried renovations ordered by President Donald Trump had been botched. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)