Donald Trump on Saturday awarded the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees with their medals during a ceremony in the Oval Office. He called comedian Jimmy Kimmel's hosting “horrible”. Trump said that if he couldn’t outdo Kimmel in terms of talent, then he didn’t think he should be president.

“I've watched some of the people that host. Jimmy Kimmel was horrible. If I can't beat out Jimmy Kimmel in terms of talent, then I don't think I should be president," AP quoted Trump as saying.

This year’s honorees include actor Sylvester Stallone, singers Gloria Gaynor and George Strait, the rock band Kiss, and actor-singer Michael Crawford. During his first term, Trump largely ignored the Kennedy Center and its prestigious awards.

Since returning to office in January, however, he has implemented several

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