Trump announces Kennedy center honorees..will host the show

[Demovictory9]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/news/content/ar-AA1KqMK5?ocid=sapphireappshare


CNN
Trump announces Kennedy Center honorees as he tries to put his stamp on DC

The appearance at the iconic performing arts complex came as Trump seeks greater authority over Washington, DC, and its most prominent cultural institutions in an aggressive bid to put his stamp on the Democratic-led city. Trump seized control of the institution’s board earlier this year, telling reporters Wednesday he would oversee a sweeping revamp of the center and its programming.


“We ended the woke political programming, and we’re restoring the Kennedy Center as the premier venue for performing arts anywhere in the country, anywhere in the world,” Trump said. “We have some unbelievable plans.”

Trump, who said he was “98% involved” in picking the center’s next slate of honorees, announced that the awards would be given to singer and songwriter George Strait; actors Michael Crawford and Sylvester Stallone; singer Gloria Gaynor; and the rock band KISS.


While insisting that he did not push to be part of the award presentations, Trump nevertheless appeared to relish the prospect of hosting a television show again, years after rising to national prominence as the face of the reality TV show “The Apprentice.”

“I think it will be quite successful,” Trump said. “It’s been a long time. I used to host the ‘Apprentice’ finales, and we did rather well with that.”

[eShirl]

1. Kid Rock was robbed!

[rzemanfl]

2. Didn't he get beat up by a 15 year-old girl and boy in the process?

No, wait....

[yardwork]

3. KISS. Male rock band wearing elaborate makeup and wigs.

I'm so confused.

Oh wait. George Strait is still living. I apologize to George Strait.

Gloria Gaynor had one hit and then alienated her entire fan base by becoming virulently homophobic. It's a good song, though. Does Trump plan to sing it?

This could be really hilarious.

[dweller]

4. host ? HOST ?!?

he’s so going to crash and burn in his diatribe about how he’s being treated sooo unfair and by the time he gets around to the ‘stolen 2000 election’ the hook will come out






✌🏻

[tanyev]

5. I hope PBS declines to broadcast it, due to loss of the CPB funding.

Trump can livestream it on Truth Social.

[Wiz Imp]

9. The Kennedy center Honors has been broadcast in the past on CBS, not PBS.

[tanyev]

10. Aha! Right you are.

‘Scuse the AI overview quote:

The Kennedy Center Honors are broadcast on CBS, not PBS, according to the Kennedy Center. They are also streamed on Paramount Plus. The Kennedy Center also has a partnership with PBS, but for different programming. The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize is broadcast on PBS, not the Honors

I knew I’d seen some Kennedy Center stuff on my local PBS station. Well, I guess CBS will be fully on board. I’m sure I’ll have to wash my hair that night or watch reruns of Parks and Recreation.

[flamingdem]

6. Stallone..

I bet he'll get a one man show at the National Gallery next.

Barf!

[wcmagumba]

7. I won't be watching...

Too bad, Kennedy Center show will lose millions of viewers by letting this idiot host...

[Initech]

8. I don't want "woke" programming ended. I want him ended.

And this whole damn regime!

[Ping Tung]

11. Is Lawrence Welk and his accorian coming back so everyone can rock out to a Polka?

[hatrack]

18. That would be Myron Floren, vile heretic!!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

12. Maddow Blog-Trump exerts control over Kennedy Center Honors, vetoes prospective 'wokester' honorees

The president found time to lead the Kennedy Center, scrutinize honorees, agree to host its awards ceremony and approve an honor for one of his pals.

Link to tweet

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-kennedy-center-honors-host-ceremony-stallone-rcna224819

But let’s not forget about cultural institutions, too. NBC News reported:

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he would host this year’s Kennedy Center Honors ceremony, his latest move to revamp the Washington, D.C., cultural institution in his image. ‘It’s going to be a big evening. I’ve been asked to host,’ he said Wednesday as he was announcing this year’s Kennedy Center honorees.

.....The president also suggested that he’s inclined to use his role as chair to give himself a Kennedy Center Honor.

Trump: “I said, to hell with it. I'll become chairman. I'll give myself an honor…Next year, we'll honor Trump.”

— The Bulwark (@thebulwark.com) 2025-08-13T16:36:07.864Z

But while it was unclear whether this was intended to be funny, just as notable was the way in which Trump talked about his role at the cultural institution. To hear the Republican tell it, he has maintained a hands-on role, personally rejecting prospective Kennedy Center honorees whom he considered “wokesters.”

Trump says that all of the choices for Kennedy honorees "came through me" and adds that he turned down "some wokesters"

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-08-13T16:16:51.144Z

.....So to review, the sitting American president, who presumably has a day job that keeps him rather busy, has found time to lead the Kennedy Center, personally scrutinize prospective honorees, agree to host the center’s upcoming awards ceremony and approve an honor for one of his pals.

“We took over the Kennedy Center,” Trump boasted in February. Evidently, that was true.

[misanthrope]

21. Dollars to donuts

This idea for all was planted in him by Stephen Miller, or Russell Vought, or similar as another bit of busy work to keep Trump distracted and out of their way.

[CTyankee]

13. That will be on a night when I fry ice. Sorry...

[Xavier Breath]

17. Don't over-fry, it's best when served al dente.

Does the Kennedy Center have an orchestra pit he can fall into? If so, I like the odds.

[msongs]

14. I will survive. in memory of all the women he abused. Gloria's big chance to... nt

[JoseBalow]

15. Hey, this is for all the Republicans in the audience!

(1:05)
Thank you, you're too kind!

[tinrobot]

16. He's actually going to host? Please proceed.

This is going to be an outright disaster for him.

It will be every one of his bad personality traits on display for all to see. He'll hog the stage while being simultaneously boring and cringe. Add in the post-sundown dementia and this will be one for the history books.

[hatrack]

19. It'll be five hours of Crooked Hillary, Sleepy Joe, Lyin' Kamala, Barack HUSSEIN Obama . . . .

All the classics from Your Favorite President.

Instead the Night Of 1,000 Stars, the Night Of 1,000 Imaginary Grievances.

I'd rather break off my own teeth with a mason's chisel than watch that steaming mound of shit.

[tavernier]

20. So where and when can we expect to see the true honorees

while the temporary livestock and rodeo show desecrates the Kennedy Center? Surely there is a theater where audiences of taste and performers of talent can gather until this shit show goes on the road?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

22. There's one to miss.