The Kennedy Center Honors has raised a record $23 million for its annual award ceremony hosted by President Donald Trump in Washington on Dec. 7, according to its president.
This event marked the first time a U.S. president hosted the Kennedy Center Honors, which was launched in 1978 to annually honor celebrities influential in American culture and the arts.
Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell wrote on X that the center raised a “record-breaking” sum in one night for the Honors and more than $130 million in total during the first 10 months under Trump’s leadership.
In a separate post announcing the news, Grenell attributed the success to Trump, who was elected Kennedy Center Board chair earlier this year following David Rubenstein’s removal….