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 greatest recognized 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 policies which have endangered transgender folks and restricted sources for LGBTQ folks. When asserting Gaynor’s choice, Trump called “I Will Survive” an “unbelievable track.”
Kiss is fronted by a longtime Trump supporter in Gene Simmons. The musician additionally appeared on Trump’s actuality sequence, The Apprentice, in 2008. Nonetheless, as Rolling Stone notes, Simmons has criticized Trump at occasions, as has Kiss’ Paul Stanley. Sylvester Stallone, in distinction, has shown strong support for Donald Trump.
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