Trump awards medals to the Kennedy Center honorees in an Oval Office ceremony

[demmiblue]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday presented medals to the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees during a ceremony in the Oval Office, hailing the slate of artists he was deeply involved in choosing as “perhaps the most accomplished and renowned class” ever assembled.

This year’s recipients are actor Sylvester Stallone, singers Gloria Gaynor and George Strait, the rock band Kiss and actor-singer Michael Crawford.

Trump said the group of “incredible people” represent the “very best in American arts and culture” and that, “I’ve been a fan of all of them.”

“This is a group of icons whose work and accomplishments have inspired, uplifted and unified millions and millions of Americans,” said a tuxedo-clad Trump. “This is perhaps the most accomplished and renowned class of Kennedy Center Honorees ever assembled.”

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/trump-kennedy-center-honorees-awards-ceremony-medal-5f4b60fb514f978d34e3468a711f0132

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Ugh. 🤬

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— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2025-12-05T23:57:34.161Z

[oberle]

1. This year

there is not a classical musician among this group. Every other year there has been. Probably the Tangerine Toddler doesn't like classical music.

[tanyev]

2. Or no classical musician was willing to do the amount of butt kissing and donating necessary to get the award.

[LudwigPastorius]

9. "..there is not a classical musician among this group"

He wanted to give it to this group, but they declined because they had a gig that night.

[mysteryowl]

3. I always looked forward to watching this event.

It now is ruined!!!

gross, puke

get out of our lives you horrible... #%&*!!!!

[electric_blue68]

10. I hear you! My sister, and I when I come over during Xmas week...

she always has it DVR'd so I can get to see it! We've seen a lot of them. Usually we like/love at least one honoree, but usually several each year.

I guess not this year. 😑 😬

It'll probably be cooking shows instead. Which we enjoy.

[geojazz]

4. I can just imagine what Renee Fleming is thinking!

[mdbl]

5. The Kennedy Center is no more

I don't even give it a second thought.

[mysteryowl]

6. I hope Gov Newsome makes a trolling text about this.

[Wiz Imp]

7. By far, the most pathetic and undeserving class of honorees in the history of the Kennedy Center.

How pathetic is Trump? He said “This is perhaps the most accomplished and renowned class of Kennedy Center Honorees ever assembled.”

There have literally been dozens of individuals honored in the past who were more accomplished and renowned on their own than this entire class combined.

Look at the classes of 2007 thru 2009. Every single individual in those classes was more accomplished and renowned than this years class combined. TI woulld consider each of those classes as 100 times more accomplished collectively than this years class.

2007 Leon Fleisher, Steve Martin, Diana Ross, Martin Scorsese, and Brian Wilson
2008 Morgan Freeman, George Jones, Barbra Streisand, Twyla Tharp, and The Who
2009 Mel Brooks, Dave Brubeck, Grace Bumbry, Robert De Niro, and Bruce Springsteen

[LetMyPeopleVote]

13. I agree

[bmichaelh]

8. Classical Music at Kennedy White House

Trump has nothing to do with the arts; he is a philistine.

This is list of some of the classical musicians and composers invited to the Kennedy White House:

Pablo Casals (cellist)
Igor Stravinsky (composer)
Leonard Bernstein (composer and conductor)
Isaac Stern (violinist)
Samuel Barber (composer)
Aaron Copland (composer)
Gian Carlo Menotti (composer)

Here is a link highlighting some of history of classical music at the Kennedy White House.

https://www.wqxr.org/story/timeline-jfk-legacy-classical-music/

Actually, the First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy probably knew more about classical music than President Kennedy did.

We will not see any of this kind of talent at the Trump White House.

[GReedDiamond]

11. I have always hated KISS...

...even before I found out what a massive asshole Gene Simmons was.

Bad music propped up by costumed bullshit.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

12. I hear Kid Rock will be next