President Donald J. Trump has announced the primary Kennedy Middle Honors recipients since he took over, earlier this yr, as 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 stated 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 of an anthem of the homosexual rights motion. Her choice comes because the Trump administration enacts policies which have endangered transgender individuals and restricted assets for LGBTQ individuals. When saying Gaynor’s choice, Trump called “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 shown strong support for Donald Trump.
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