00:00The first honorees for the revamped Kennedy Center Honors have been unveiled by U.S. President Donald
00:05Trump. The 48th annual Kennedy Center Honors Ceremony is set to air on the CBS Network and
00:10stream on Paramount+. It will be hosted by the U.S. President. This year's honorees include
00:16Rocky star and filmmaker Sylvester Stallone, disco-era singer Gloria Gaynor, the rock band
00:21Kiss, Michael Crawford, the British star of Phantom of the Opera, and country crooner and
00:26songwriter George Strait. Stallone was earlier named by Trump as one of his ambassadors to
00:31Hollywood. Trump added about the actor during an hour-long press conference Wednesday,
00:35he's a very special guy, a real talent, never been given credit for the talent. Trump is the new
00:41chairman of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. When answering media questions,
00:45he insisted he was 98% involved in the selection process of the Kennedy Center honorees. He added,
00:51I had a couple wokesters. No, these are great people. It's very different than it used to be.
00:55This news follows the John F. Kennedy Center having been retooled after Trump took control of the
01:00institution at the start of his second term. For more on this story and all the latest news,
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