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Coverage dated December 5, 2025 to December 6, 2025

Trump awards Kennedy Center’s ’25 honorees

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Saturday presented the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees with their medals during a ceremony in the Oval Office, hailing the slate of artists he was deeply involved in choosing as "perhaps the most accomplished and renowned class" ever assembled.

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  1. WHEC Rochester

    Trump will award medals to the Kennedy Center honorees in an Oval Office ceremony (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    President Donald Trump is hosting the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees in the Oval Office for a medal presentation ceremony. The recipients are actor Sylvester Stallone, singers Gloria Gaynor and George Strait, the rock band Kiss and actor-singer Michael Crawford.

  2. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Trump awards Kennedy Center’s ’25 honorees (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Saturday presented the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees with their medals during a ceremony in the Oval Office, hailing the slate of artists he was deeply involved in choosing as "perhaps the most accomplished and renowned class" ever assembled.

  3. Newsweek

    Trump awards Kennedy Center medals to 2025 honorees at White House (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Trump awards Kennedy Center medals to 2025 honorees at White House

  4. WFMZ Allentown

    Trump awards medals to the Kennedy Center honorees in an Oval Office ceremony (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    President Donald Trump has presented medals to the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees during an Oval Office ceremony. The recipients are actor Sylvester Stallone, singers Gloria Gaynor and George Strait, the

  5. NBC News

    Trump presents medals to the Kennedy Center honorees in an Oval Office ceremony (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Saturday presented the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees with their medals during a ceremony in the Oval Office, hailing the slate of artists he was deeply involved in choosing as “perhaps the most accomplished and renowned class” ever assembled

  6. Salon

    Rebranded Kennedy Center debuts new medals at this year’s Honors (opens Salon)

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    Salon's feed description

    The 2025 Honors highlight sweeping institutional and aesthetic changes, including a new Tiffany-designed medal

  7. The Columbian

    Trump awards medals to Kennedy Center honorees (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Saturday presented the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees with their medals during a ceremony in the Oval Office, hailing the slate of artists he was deeply involved i

  8. WHDH Boston

    Trump awards medals to the Kennedy Center honorees in an Oval Office ceremony - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday presented the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees with their medals during a ceremony in the Oval Office, hailing the slate of artists

  9. Boston

    Trump awards medals to the Kennedy Center honorees (opens Boston)

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    Boston's feed description

    This year's recipients are actor Sylvester Stallone, singers Gloria Gaynor and George Strait, the rock band Kiss and actor-singer Michael Crawford.

  10. Breitbart News

    Trump Presents Kennedy Center Honorees with Gold Medallions (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Trump presented the Kennedy Center honorees with freshly designed gold medallions donated by Tiffany & Co. ahead of Sunday night's program.

  11. Breitbart News

    Trump on Kennedy Center Honorees: 'Some of the Greatest' (opens Breitbart News)

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    President Donald Trump described the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees as, "Some of the greatest of all time," and congratulated them.

  12. CNN

    Who are the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees? (opens CNN)

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    Household names from the music and film industry will be recognized Sunday night at the 48th annual Kennedy Center Honors, but it will be President Donald Trump who is center stage as he hosts the institution’s awards show.

  13. WSVN Miami

    Trump awards medals to the Kennedy Center honorees in an Oval Office ceremony - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday presented the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees with their medals during a ceremony in the Oval Office, hailing the slate of artists

  14. RedState

    Trump Honors the 2025 Kennedy Center Recipients With a Newly-Designed Medallion (opens RedState)

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    Trump presents 2025 Kennedy Center Honors medallions, featuring a new Tiffany & Co. design.

  15. Washington Examiner

    Trump presents medals to Kennedy Center honorees in Oval Office (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Trump presented the prestigious award to Sylvester Stallone, Gloria Gaynor, George Strait, the rock band Kiss, and Michael Crawford.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.