"In his role as Chairman of the Board of the Kennedy Center, Trump handled hosting duties for the annual Kennedy Center Honors, a lifetime achievement award ceremony for American entertainers. As emcee, Trump took the opportunity to insult his audience in the center's Opera House ("Many of you are miserable, horrible people"), glorify himself (facetiously calling the once-respected arts institution "the Trump Kennedy Center"), and compare himself favorably to Carson, the legendary late-night host."
"Both were on display in the lead-up to the ceremony, by dumping the honor's original medal in favor of a new Trump-approved design. "Tonight, @POTUS will present medallions to this year's Kennedy Center Honors recipients - with a new, far more classy design, created and donated by Tiffany & Co. (left). A MASSIVE upgrade from the tacky rainbow sash design of medallions past (right)," read the post from the White House on X."
President Trump served as Chairman of the Board of the Kennedy Center and emceed the Kennedy Center Honors, making insulting and self-glorifying remarks to attendees. He referred to the institution as "the Trump Kennedy Center" and compared himself favorably to Johnny Carson. Event symbols were changed, with organizers replacing the original rainbow sash and medallion design. The White House promoted a new Tiffany & Co. medallion as a "far more classy" upgrade. The Kennedy Center, under Trump-appointed envoy Ric Grenell, announced abandonment of Ivan Chermeyeff's iconic rainbow sash, which had been used since 1978.
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