President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump on Sunday arrived at the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony, for what is set to be the first such event hosted by a U.S. president.
The annual event has honored celebrities for their influence on American culture and arts since 1978.
This year, the ceremony is set to honor actor Sylvester Stallone for the “Rocky” and “Rambo” series in which he played the titular characters, Gloria Gaynor for her song “I Will Survive,” the Rock band KISS, country music singer George Strait, and Tony Award-winning actor Michael Crawford.
“This is a group that really is unique,” Trump told reporters on the red carpet to enter the event. “Over the years I’ve been watching. You’ve had some wonderful honoraries, but I think this is really very much unparalleled.”…