Tributes pour in for 'true legend' country singer Toby Keith

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

73% : In January 2021, Keith was awarded the National Medal of Arts by Trump alongside fellow country star Ricky Skaggs.
71% : His music helped me through so many points in my life and brought so much joy to so many people,' wrote X user @flyingnapkins.
62% : I had my brain wrapped around it, and I was in a good spot either way,' Keith said.
41% : In January 2021, Keith was awarded the National Medal of Arts by Trump alongside fellow country star Ricky SkaggsKeith performs for US President-elect Donald Trump and his family during a welcome celebration at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, on January 19, 2017'This is by far the best country you could ever live in, and we picked these two candidates to be media whores and go out there and take care of the world, huh?' he said during an interview at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas.
33% : 'His musical contributions have provided the country with powerful, emotional songs that captivate and inspire the nation.'While never having endorsed Trump, Keith did previously call the president - and his then-opponent Hilary Clinton - 'media whores' during an interview in September 2016.

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