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President Trump praised honorees as legendary artists with unmatched influence on culture.

Ceremony featured performances, including a tribute to rock band Kiss' late guitarist.

Trump emphasized persistence as a shared trait among honorees and the audience.

“They say this is the first time that a president of the United States has ever hosted the Kennedy Center Honors‚” President Donald Trump said during his opening remarks at Sunday’s event.

The Kennedy Center Honors, hosted by the president, will be broadcast on CBS and Paramount+ on Dec. 23, per Deadline.

Trump helped choose the slate of honorees for the evening, which included Sylvester Stallone, Kiss, Gloria Gaynor, Michael Crawford and George Strait. In his opening remarks, the president praised the honorees as bein

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