President Donald J. Trump has introduced the primary Kennedy Middle Honors recipients since he took over, earlier this yr, because the chair of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Middle for the Performing Arts. President Trump chosen nation musician George Strait, rock band Kiss, disco icon Gloria Gaynor, British actor Michael Crawford, and American movie star Sylvester Stallone. The president has mentioned that he plans to host the annual Kennedy Middle Honors ceremony in December.
Gaynor is finest identified for “I Will Survive,” the 1978 single that’s thought-about an anthem of the homosexual rights motion. Her choice comes because the Trump administration enacts insurance policies which have endangered transgender folks and restricted sources for LGBTQ folks. When asserting Gaynor’s choice, Trump referred to as “I Will Survive” an “unbelievable music.”
Kiss is fronted by a longtime Trump supporter in Gene Simmons. The musician additionally appeared on Trump’s actuality collection, The Apprentice, in 2008. Nonetheless, as Rolling Stone notes, Simmons has criticized Trump at instances, as has Kiss’ Paul Stanley. Sylvester Stallone, in distinction, has proven sturdy assist for Donald Trump.
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