Key Highlights
- This year, the event was broadcast on a Tuesday.
- Established in 1978, the Kennedy Center Honors, which recognize “individuals whose unique contributions have shaped our world,” honored Sylvester Stallone, Michael Crawford, KISS, George Strait, and Gloria Gaynor at the ceremony, which for the first time ever was hosted by a sitting U. S.
- President in Trump who previously headlined the NBC reality series The Apprentice.
- Related Stories News Trump Wants To"Unleash Hell" In 2026; POTUS Tries To Go Full Maximus With A Misguided 'Gladiator' Flex News More Performing Artists Cancel Kennedy Center Gigs After Trump's Name Is Added To Arts Venue “At the request of the Board, and just about everybody else in America, I am hosting the event,” he wrote on Truth Social last week.
- “Tell me what you think of my ‘Master of Ceremony’ abilities.
