President Trump Honors 2025 Kennedy Center Award Recipients
CBS New YorkJanuary 5, 20261 min724 views
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- π President Trump presented the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors medals in the Oval Office.
- π The honorees included Michael Crawford, Sylvester Stallone, George Strait, Gloria Gaynor, and the band Kiss.
- πΊ Trump predicted the event would be the highest-rated show the Kennedy Center has ever produced.
National Guard Deployment and Crime
- π¨ The President discussed deploying National Guard troops to several US cities to combat crime.
- π― He stated his administration's commitment to stopping crime, achieving results beyond expectations.
Military Strike Controversy
- π’ The administration is facing scrutiny over a US military strike on a suspected drug boat off the coast of Venezuela in September.
- βοΈ Defense Secretary Pete Hegsth defended the action, designating such organizations as terror targets similar to al-Qaeda.
- π± Hegsth is under fire following a report that he did not comply with Defense Department policies by using his personal cell phone to share secret military information about an operation in Yemen.
- π President Trump continues to express his support for Secretary Hegsth.
Broadcast Information
- πΊ The Kennedy Center Awards ceremony is scheduled to air on CBS and Paramount Plus later this month.
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