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Kennedy Center Honors 2025: Trump's Shock Intervention Sparks Backlash Over Who the Awardees Are

Trump's heavy involvement in the Kennedy Center Honors 2025 sparks backlash as critics question the awardee selection and major changes to the ceremony.

International Business Times UK

Trump takes another shot at Jimmy Kimmel as he makes prediction about Kennedy Center Honors hosting gig: ‘I’m sure they’ll give me great reviews’

“I’m sure they’ll give me great reviews, right?” Trump said.

The Independent UK

Trump hosts Kennedy Center honorees and teases hosting skills: ‘I’m sure they’ll give me great reviews’

George Strait, ‘Sly’ Stallone and Kiss accept medals from president, who says he was ‘98% involved’ in choosing them

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Stuck in a van while the president measures the Kennedy Center drapes: Inside Trump’s day of ego boosting as crises loom

Political trouble stalks his administration from multiple directions as the midterms approach, but Donald Trump just wants to dance. Andrew Feinberg reports on the president’s big day at the FIFA World Cup draw

The Independent UK

Kennedy Center ticket sales fall to lowest in years after Trump’s takeover

About 43% of tickets for typical productions remained unsold this fall as people pledge to boycott the institution

The Guardian - US

Kennedy Center ticket sales take a nosedive after Trump takeover

Prestigious Stuttgart Ballet likely to face 80% empty seats at DC’s premier arts venue as audiences ‘vote with their feet’

The Guardian - US

The historic Kennedy Center could be renamed within days

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Trump could rename Kennedy Center after himself ‘in a week or so’

Trump has repeatedly mentioned renaming the storied Washington, D.C. institution

The Independent UK

Tom Cruise turns down Trump’s invite for Kennedy Center Honor: report

Cruise reportedly declined the offer due to scheduling conflicts

The Independent UK

The View’s Ana Navarro implores ‘goddess’ Gloria Gaynor to snub Trump’s Kennedy Center honor

President, who is also chairman of performing arts center, will host annual awards ceremony celebrating list of honorees

The Independent UK

Kiss react to inclusion in first Kennedy Center Honors announcement since controversial Trump takeover

"They're incredible people, by the way" - Donald Trump

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Trump names Sylvester Stallone and Kiss for Kennedy Center Honors and says he'll host awards show

President Donald Trump has put a personal touch on this year's Kennedy Center Honors

The Independent UK

Trump brags he is the ‘biggest name’ on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Donald Trump bragged he is the “biggest name” on the Hollywood Walk of Fame while introducing the new Kennedy Center honorees.

The Independent UK

EJ Antoni, Trump’s pick for labor statistics chief, was at Capitol on January 6 – as it happened

White House says Antoni was ‘bystander … in town for meetings’ as video shows him in crowd of Trump supporters

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“The Kennedy Center thing was a wild experience – being around that many famous people and shaking Robert DeNiro’s hand at the White House”: How Goose took flight to become the world’s hottest jam band

Rick Mitarotonda and Peter Anspach play without fear, reading the room, letting their improv instincts guide them. But those rooms are getting mighty big. Just how did a Connecticut jam band reach Madison Square Garden?

The Independent UK

Laura Loomer ‘furious’ after aides stopped her from speaking with Trump during Les Miserables performance last month: report

A White House aide and Kennedy Center staffer allegedly ‘blockaded’ the far-right activist’s route to the president

Salon

Dems host Pride event at Kennedy Center

Five Democratic lawmakers will stage an invite-only protest concert, put on by "Hamilton" producer Jeffrey Seller

The Independent UK

Drag stars are set to attend, then protest, Trump’s appearance at Les Misérables

Trump, 78, ignited fury with his decision to take the reigns of the Kennedy Center and pledged to scrap ‘woke’ programming

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The Guardian - UK

Trump’s weird obsession with the arts is part of the authoritarian playbook

His focus on the Kennedy Center fits a pattern. From Augustus to Stalin, strongmen have sought cultural control for their own ends, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins

The Guardian - US

Trump touts himself as Kennedy Center awards host, saying he is ‘king of ratings’

President attends board meeting of prestigious arts center, criticizes its buildings and says he never liked Hamilton

The Guardian - US

Washington worried with Trump back in town: ‘The atmosphere is toxic here’

The Kennedy Center and BLM mural have been targeted, the newspaper is in freefall – and the Maga movement is gaining a foothold

Evening Standard

JD Vance booed by classical music audience at Washington DC's Kennedy Center

Crowd unhappy with Donald Trump’s ‘anti-woke’ changes to American centre for culture

The Independent UK

JD Vance humiliated by boos at Kennedy Center after showing up 25 mins late for concert

‘You ruined this place!,’ the vice president shouted back from the box tier

International Business Times

Trump Appoints Fox News Hosts Laura Ingraham And Maria Bartiromo To The Kennedy Center Board

Trump's appointments follow controversy and backlash over his recent takeover of the Washington, D.C.

The Independent UK

Broadway musical 'Hamilton' cancels plans to play the Kennedy Center in 2026

The megahit Broadway musical “Hamilton” is pulling out of plans to perform at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D

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