President Donald Trump dances to the Village People during the FIFA World Cup draw at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC on December 5, 2025. Hector VivasGetty Images

President Donald Trump doesn’t have his name on the Kennedy Center yet, but he’s already shaped it to his tastes.

Just days after participating in the FIFA World Cup draw onstage — and accepting the first-ever FIFA Peace Prize — Trump is expected to host the Kennedy Center Honors , bestowing awards upon Sylvester Stallone, the rock band KISS and Gloria Gaynor, among others.

Later this month, he’s assembling the center’s board of trustees, which he chairs, in Palm Beach, Florida — nearly 1,000 miles away from the institution’s home in Washington, DC — for a “full schedule of events,”

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