00:00An unprecedented sight at the Kennedy Center last night.
00:06President Trump took the stage himself to celebrate some of America's biggest performing artists.
00:12This year's honorees, hand-picked with the president's input, include Sylvester Stallone, Kiss, Gloria Gaynor, and country legend George Strait.
00:21Presidents usually attend the Kennedy Center honors, but Trump is the first to host the ceremony.
00:26It's also a sharp reversal from his first term when he skipped the honors entirely after several artists objected to his presence.
00:34Since returning to office in January, Trump has installed himself as chairman of the Kennedy Center, removed its longtime president, and ousted Democrats from the Center's board,
00:44giving him the unusual control over one of Washington's most cherished cultural institutions.
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