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Trump Makes History at 2025 Kennedy Center Honors

12/13/2025

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Trump Hosts Honors

U.S. President Donald Trump hosted the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors, the first sitting president to take the stage.
The ceremony honored Sylvester Stallone and Gloria Gaynor, with an emotional tribute to Kiss's late guitarist Ace Frehley.
Trump reshaped the Kennedy Center's leadership and claimed he helped select honorees, rejecting those deemed "too woke."
Gene Simmons praised Trump, while Paul Stanley criticized his post-2020-election actions, urging unity after Trump's recent victory.

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Trump Hosts Honors

U.S. President Donald Trump hosted the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors, the first sitting president to take the stage.
The ceremony honored Sylvester Stallone and Gloria Gaynor, with an emotional tribute to Kiss's late guitarist Ace Frehley.
Trump reshaped the Kennedy Center's leadership and claimed he helped select honorees, rejecting those deemed "too woke."
Gene Simmons praised Trump, while Paul Stanley criticized his post-2020-election actions, urging unity after Trump's recent victory.

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