"Donald Trump added another job title awards host to his presidential portfolio on Sunday when he took charge of the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, claiming his show was getting rave reviews even before it ended. The US president stayed away from the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts during his first term. But since returning to office in January, he has made the complex a lightning rod in a broader attack against what he has branded woke anti-American culture."
"This is the greatest evening in the history of the Kennedy Center not even a contest, Trump said with evident relish from behind a presidential lectern at centre stage. There has never been anything like it and the show is already getting rave reviews. Now I will say that I guarantee the fake news is going to give me horrible He was horrible as an emcee. Don't ever let that happen again'! But I guarantee one thing. We're going get big ratings today. This place is hot."
"Well, we're really having a good time tonight. So many people I know in this audience. Some good. Some bad. Some I truly love and respect. Some I just hate."
Donald Trump hosted the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, taking an active emcee role and claiming rave reviews before the event ended. The president had avoided the Kennedy Center during his first term but has since targeted it as part of a broader attack on what he calls 'woke' anti-American culture. He joked about renaming the venue, mocked media coverage, and predicted high television ratings. The ceremony recognizes lifetime achievement in the performing arts. The appearance illustrates a sustained effort over months to insert presidential influence into cultural institutions and to dominate America's cultural conversation.
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