President Donald Trump delivers remarks during the medal presentation ceremony for the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors in the Oval Office of the White House on December 6, 2025. | Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images
On Sunday night, President Donald Trump took to the stage in Washington, DC to host the annual Kennedy Center Honors. Presidents traditionally attend the awards, although Trump declined to do so in his first term. Now, after purging the Center’s traditionally bipartisan board of ideological rivals and installing himself as chair, Trump has become the first president to emcee the night....
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