President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump skipped the show the first three years he was in office.
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will be in the house for the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday.
The Democrat will be the first president to attend the Kennedy Center Honors since 2016. The first lady's spokesperson, Michael LaRosa, confirmed the Bidens would be attending.the first three years he was in office after several of the artists who were honored in 2017, his first year, threatened to boycott a White House reception if the Republican participated.The Trumps also scrapped a traditional White House ceremony for the honorees, which Biden is resuming as well on Sunday.
This year's main COVID-related modification has shifted the annual Saturday ceremony, where honorees receive their medallions on rainbow-colored ribbons, to the Library of Congress instead of the State Department.Sunday's ceremony, which will be broadcast Dec. 22 by CBS, is the centerpiece of the Kennedy Center’s 50th anniversary of cultural programming. The center opened in 1971.Our goal is to create a safe and engaging place for users to connect over interests and passions.
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