US EditionTrump awards medals to the Kennedy Center honorees in an Oval Office ceremony
Trump hosted the ceremony and presented new Tiffany & Co.-designed medals as part of his overhaul of the Kennedy Center, asserting near-complete involvement in honoree selection.
- On Saturday, President Donald Trump awarded the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees their medals in the Oval Office, including Sylvester Stallone, Gloria Gaynor, George Strait, KISS and Michael Crawford.
- After returning to office, Donald Trump ousted the Kennedy Center's board and voted himself 98% involved in selecting the 2025 honorees, including Susie Wiles as chairman.
- Each honoree received a new medal designed and donated by Tiffany & Co., the White House shifted the presentation from the dinner, and the formal program will be taped Sunday at the Kennedy Center for broadcast on CBS and Paramount+.
- Trump will be the first president to host the Kennedy Center Honors, attending the program with First Lady Melania Trump and later the State Department annual dinner for the honorees Saturday.
- In recent months, Donald Trump, President, has labeled Kennedy Center programming 'terrible' and 'woke' and touted renovations including restoration of exterior marble, seating and stages.
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Household names from the music and film industry will be recognized Sunday night at the 48th annual Kennedy Center Honors, but it will be President Donald Trump who is center stage as he hosts the institution’s awards show.
Trump awards 2025 crop of Kennedy Center honorees
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Saturday presented medals to the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees during an event in the Oval Office, hailing the slate of artists he had a hand in choosing as "perhaps the most accomplished and renowned…
President Donald Trump has not yet put his name on the Kennedy Center, but he has already adapted it to his liking. Just days after taking part in the FIFA World Cup draw on stage—and accepting the first FIFA Peace Prize—Trump is expected to host the Kennedy Center Awards for Sylvester Stallone, the rock band KISS and Gloria Gaynor, among others. Later this month, he will gather the center’s board of directors, which he chairs, in Palm Beach, Fl…
Trump Presents Kennedy Center Honorees with Gold Medallions
President Donald Trump on Saturday night presented the Kennedy Center honorees with freshly designed gold medallions donated by Tiffany & Co. ahead of Sunday night's program. The post Trump Presents Kennedy Center Honorees with Gold Medallions: ‘The Very Best in American Arts and Culture’ appeared first on Breitbart.
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