President Trump on Sunday was set to host the Kennedy Center Honors after presenting the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees with their medals during a ceremony in the Oval Office on Saturday, hailing the slate of artists he was deeply involved in choosing as "perhaps the most accomplished and renowned class" ever assembled.

This year's recipients are actor Sylvester Stallone , singers Gloria Gaynor and George Strait , the rock band Kiss and actor-singer Michael Crawford.

Mr. Trump said Saturday they are a group of "incredible people" who represent the "very best in American arts and culture" and that, "I know most of them and I've been a fan of all of them."

Sunday marks the first time a president will command the stage for the ceremony instead of sitting in an Opera House

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