Trump Picks Stallone and Kiss for Kennedy Center Honors - The New York Times
By: Karoun Demirjian (nytimes)
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The actors Sylvester Stallone and Michael Crawford, the singers George Strait and Gloria Gaynor and the rock band Kiss will be honored later this year.
President Trump announced five Kennedy Center honorees on Wednesday, and said he would host the ceremony himself later this year
The five Kennedy Center honorees President Trump announced on Wednesday hail from a spectrum of popular musical genres, stage and film.
President Trump selected the country music artist George Strait, the disco queen Gloria Gaynor, and the glam rock band Kiss as his musical honorees, rounding out the list of recipients with Michael Crawford, a British actor decorated for his stage performances in musicals like "Phantom of the Opera," and Sylvester Stallone, the American film actor best known for portraying the boxer Rocky Balboa in a series of eponymous films and the mercenary warrior John Rambo is a second franchise.
Mr. Trump's announcement, which he made from the Kennedy Center, is his first since he purged the renowned concert venue of its Biden-appointed board members, making himself chairman.
The Kennedy Center Honors ceremony is traditionally held in December. Mr. Trump said he would host this year's event himself.
Although this is not a stellar group on the whole, its not as bad as I was expecting. Maybe they are running out of good candidates.
Trump himself hosting the show is preposterous though.
I expected Kid Rock, Ted Nugent and James Woods at least.
Would have been good picks as they are great patriotic Americans.
What does he know about hosting something like this? Those years on The Apprentice is not training
At least he didnt nominate a WWE wrestler.
Give credit where credit is due.
Besides, the Hulk is dead
I imagine plenty of empty seats no matter who is nominated. A whole lot of folk are unhappy with new management.
At his announcement today for the Kennedy Center honors, Trump claimed Adam Schiff is responsible for Trump not being able to deal with Russia better.
Acyn on X: "Trump mentions Hillary Clinton, Adam Schiff, and the “Russia Russia Russia Hoax” and says he’s looking at Pam Bondi because he hopes something will be done about it https://t.co/FPieyePPK3" / X