Kennedy Center thanks Trump for 'gesture' of not attending annual honors
Source: the hill
By Brandon Carter - 08/19/17 08:37 AM EDT
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The chairman and president of the Kennedy Center said they were grateful for this gesture after it was announced President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump would not attend the Kennedy Center Honors in December.
The Kennedy Center respects the decision made today by the office of the president of the United States, chairman David M. Rubenstein and president Deborah F. Rutter said in a joint statement.
In choosing not to participate in this years Honors activities, the administration has graciously signaled its respect for the Kennedy Center and ensures the Honors gala remains a deservingly special moment for the honorees. We are grateful for this gesture," they said.
The Kennedy Center also confirmed that the annual reception held at the White House would not take place this year.
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Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/347202-kennedy-center-on-trump-not-attending-annual-honors-we-are
It really is shameful the Office of the Presidency is being demolished before our eyes.
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enough
(13,268 posts)By NOT coming to the event, the Trumps show their respect for the event.
Brilliant!
alwaysinflux
(149 posts)...for the "gesture" of not coming to such an event? Thinking of it that way makes it all the more clear what a twilight zone we are living!!
VMA131Marine
(4,159 posts)Kid Rock, Ted Nugent, and Sarah Palin.
Pluvious
(4,332 posts)BHDem53
(1,061 posts)hlthe2b
(102,491 posts)elleng
(131,292 posts)onetexan
(13,078 posts)that would be quite a snub, and i'm sure ALL the recipients will then show up
jmowreader
(50,580 posts)Michelle and Bill can walk in right behind them, arm in arm. It'll cause at least 500 exploding Nazi heads.
onetexan
(13,078 posts)NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)It would send a powerful message. Of course, a lot of the knuckle-walkers would miss what it meant entirely and rage about a white woman walking with a black man, and vice-versa.
worstexever
(265 posts)Beartracks
(12,827 posts)fierywoman
(7,702 posts)Ligyron
(7,644 posts)spiderpig
(10,419 posts)We can't endure much more of this.
Bladewire
(381 posts)thegoose
(3,115 posts)Where he can blather on about his incredible election victory and Crooked Hillary.
Jesus.
dawnie51
(959 posts)and Dump is too stupid to see it for what it is. The fact that no one who will receive this honor wants to be in the room with him cannot be totally lost of him, and in classic seventh grade fashion, he quits before he can be quit upon. He is just pathetic.
AC_Mem
(1,979 posts)Oh what a night , and a statement, that would be!!!
lunasun
(21,646 posts)Princess Turandot
(4,787 posts)that weekend related to the award. The main dinner/award ceremony is held the evening before the performance event, hosted by the Secretary of State at the State Department building.
There is traditionally a function at the White House hosted by the president before the opera house gala: that's the event that was being shunned by some of them.
AlexSFCA
(6,139 posts)Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)mighty white of him!
BigmanPigman
(51,649 posts)as the plague.
Butterflylady
(3,555 posts)He's not making any money. Besides that, he knows hed be booed there.
joe_stampingbull
(165 posts)TeamPooka
(24,286 posts)show up.
What the fuck has this man done to our country?
Can we ever come back?
Especially if we get a Pence next?
Hamlette
(15,412 posts)where we are
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)The klan rally, otherwise known as a Trump rally.
adigal
(7,581 posts)So real Americans can be honored.
Melanie must be having a sad that she cant wear whatever 6,000 dollar dress she bought for the occasion.
greatauntoftriplets
(175,766 posts)He wouldn't be the center of attention.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,232 posts)Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)as the republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief, Comrade Casino - he who regularly pisses our Armed Forces and our heroic Veterans like Democrat JFK - is rightfully mocked for his Know Nothingism by the fabulous JFK Center.
catbyte
(34,514 posts)bet there'll be a tweet about Mary Jo Kopechne & what about respecting HER?" Oh, god, he's probably right...
procon
(15,805 posts)neeksgeek
(1,214 posts)llmart
(15,565 posts)will change their minds and say, "OK, since the orange imbecile isn't going to be there we'll now come."
I'd love it.
dalton99a
(81,673 posts)Princess Turandot
(4,787 posts)They referred to the "office" of the president, and the "administration", but not 'Trump'.
Shade in sunlight!
TNNurse
(6,931 posts)Of course, did he fear not just enough attention to him but perhaps a good bit of negative attention?
He ain't doing it to be nice. He has never done anything nice.