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Trump to become first president to host Kennedy Center Honors

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  • President Trump joked he should not be in office if he cannot outperform comedian Jimmy Kimmel as host of the Kennedy Center Honors.
  • He is set to become the first president ever to host the glitzy, star-studded event, predicting it will be the highest-rated show.
  • Trump has a long-standing public rivalry with Kimmel, having exchanged barbs and criticized each other's talent and ratings.
  • Following his return to office, Trump ousted the Kennedy Center's board of trustees, replacing them with loyalists, and became chairman.
  • He criticized the center’s programming as “woke” and claimed significant involvement in selecting this year's honorees, rejecting some as “wokesters.”
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