Donald Trump hosted the 2025 "Kennedy Center Honors" in a White House ceremony and moved the medallion presentation from the Kennedy Center to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue while unveiling new medallions designed and donated by "Tiffany & Co." with navy-blue ribbons replacing the rainbow ribbons.Sylvester Stallone, Gloria Gaynor, George Strait, KISS and Michael Crawford received the awards in the Oval Office, where Stallone presented his medal to KISS members Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, Aaron Schwartz photographed the honorees, and Richard Grenell stood behind Trump during the presentations.Trump said he was about 98% involved in choosing the honorees, the program will be taped at the center for broadcast later in December on
CBS and
Paramount+, and Trump predicted the telecast would draw high ratings while attending a State Department dinner with
Melania Trump.