"WASHINGTON -- Sylvester Stallone, Kiss and Gloria Gaynor are among the luminaries being celebrated Sunday at the annual Kennedy Center Honors, with Donald Trump hosting the show, the first time a president will command the stage instead of sitting in an Opera House box. Since returning to office in January, Trump has made the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, which is named after a Democratic predecessor, a touchstone in a broader attack against what he has lambasted as "woke" anti-American culture."
"Trump said in August that he had agreed to host the show. The Republican president said Saturday at a State Department dinner for the honorees that he was doing so "at the request of a certain television network." He predicted that the broadcast, scheduled to air Dec. 23 on CBS and Paramount+, would have its best ratings ever. "It's going to be something that I believe, and I'm going to make a prediction: This will be the highest-rated show that they've ever done and they've gotten some pretty good ratings, but there's nothing like what's going to happen" on Sunday night, Trump said."
Donald Trump will host the Kennedy Center Honors, marking the first time a sitting president will command the stage rather than sit in the opera house box. The 2023 honorees include Sylvester Stallone, Kiss, Gloria Gaynor, George Strait and Michael Crawford. Trump has used the John F. Kennedy Center as a focal point in criticizing what he calls "woke" anti‑American culture. He said he agreed to host and predicted the broadcast would be the highest-rated in the show's history. The honors, established in 1978, recognize artists for their influence on American culture and the arts. The ceremony is expected to be emotional for Kiss.
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