Trump, who appointed himself chairman of the center, became the first president to host. President trump hosted the kennedy center honors on sunday after presenting medals to the 2025 kennedy center honorees during an oval office ceremony saturday. President trump said he was closely involved with picking the honorees, and on sunday he became the first president to host the kennedy center awards ceremony. In august, trump — who bucked tradition and skipped the kennedy center honors throughout his first term in office — announced that he would host this year’s show. President donald trump took center stage at the kennedy center for the performing arts on sunday evening to pay tribute to the newest class of honorees, a group of performers and entertainers. What to know about the kennedy center honors as trump hosts breaking with tradition, president donald trump said he would host the ceremony honoring michael crawford, gloria gaynor, kiss.
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