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Kiss, Sylvester Stallone and other artists received their Kennedy Center Honors medals in the Oval Office on Saturday. One day before the gala at the venue in Washington, DC
The honors were presented by President Donald Trump, who gathered the four honored artists in the Oval Office and praised “this group of icons” whose work has “inspired, uplifted and united millions of Americans.”
He called them “perhaps the most successful and prestigious group of Kennedy Center honorees ever.”
Artists Award in the Oval Office
Trump then presented the medals to country singer George Strait, Broadway actor Michael Crawford and “disco queen” Gloria Gaynor – to whom he said: “That’s great hair!” . As well as actor Sylvester Stallone, the star of “some of the best films ever.” The members of the rock band Kiss – Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss and posthumously Ace Frehley – were also honored. Frehley’s daughter accepted the medal, redesigned by Tiffany & Co.
“These are some of the greatest actors and artists of their generation,” Trump said. “Each of you has left an indelible mark on American life.”
Preview of the gala at the Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center Honorees ceremony is scheduled to take place at the stricken venue on Sunday evening. With President Trump himself as host. “It’s going to be something that I believe – and I’m making a prediction – will be the highest-rated show they’ve ever had,” Trump said. According to him, it will be broadcast on December 23rd on CBS and Paramount+.