President Donald Trump joked that instead of hosting the Kennedy Center Honors next year, he would “nominate” himself as a 2026 Kennedy Center honoree.

“Mr. President, now we know that you’ve hosted before, The Apprentice, for many years, could you imagine next year, maybe you not hosting but maybe receiving a Kennedy Center Honor?” a reporter asked Trump.

“That’s an interesting one,” Trump said. “Yeah, I think I’m going to nominate myself for next year.”

Trump’s comments come as he is hosting the Kennedy Center Honors, representing the first time that a president has hosted the event.

In August, Trump announced that the 2025 class of Kennedy Center honorees includes actor Sylvester Stallone, the rock band Kiss, Broadway actor Michael Crawford, country music star George Strait, a

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