Posted on 08/20/2017 8:04:15 AM PDT by simpson96
If you had been hoping to see Norman Lear and Donald Trump face off at the Kennedy Center Honors in December, the former Celebrity Apprentice host just dashed your dreams and likely avoided a very uncomfortable confrontation of sorts.
“The President and First Lady have decided not to participate in this year’s activities to allow the honorees to celebrate without any political distraction,” coldly announced the White House early in the AM today regarding the 40th Honors. “First Lady Melania Trump, along with her husband President Donald J. Trump, extend their sincerest congratulations and well wishes to all of this year’s award recipients for their many accomplishments,” the fleeing statement added.
The White House had nothing further to say on Saturday on the matter when pressed by media accompanying Trump at his working vacation in Bridgewater, N.J. Past presidents like Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Bush Senior and Ronald Reagan haven’t hidden away from the ceremony, even when they or their policies may have been counter to what honorees believed.
For their part, Kennedy Center Chairman David Rubenstein and President Deborah Rutter tried to put the best spin they could on the whole fiasco. “In choosing not to participate in this year’s 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,” the duo said on Saturday after the White House said the Trumps wouldn’t be coming. “We are grateful for this gesture.”
However, being that the current President of the United States avoids most of the big cities in the country, the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the United Kingdom and Democrats for fear of meeting people who disagree with him, today’s announcement or “gesture” doesn’t really come as a surprise.
(Excerpt) Read more at deadline.com ...
“Donald Trump Blows Off Kennedy Center Honors; Avoiding “Political Distraction””
If Trump goes, all the libs stay home and they blame Trump. Trump decides that the awards are more important than him and the political discourse and he is blamed for blowing off the awards.
If Trump could walk on water the media would say he couldn’t swim.
Made me laugh :D
Abnorman Leer is a snowflake extraordinaire, and should be neuterd lest future generations become afflicted with his foul progeny.
In the past people who were being honored had the class to show up and accept their recognition despite who was the President
But not anymore
Let the no class low class who announced their boycotts show up now
and get a plaque from “ the Kennedy Center”
Not from the White House
Trump is being courteous. More than o can say for the commie left
I wish everyone would remember Duke Wayne’s great speech about the loyal opposition.
They’ll talk in front of or behind his back so why bother going? Kinda like, why even bother with the press? They’re gonna lie regardless so why waste time?
Deadline Hollywood? I guess there’s not much Hollywood left to cover, so it’s turned into another leftist politics rag.
NONE of us should be anywhere near where Hollywood liberal elite thugs hang out... and that includes movie theaters...
Trump is da man!
Lear is da wimp.
As for liberal “entertainers”: And the horse you all rode in on (and probably had sex with).
Deadline of course lying. Both Clinton and HW Bush skipped the Kennedy Center Honors in certain years.
They’re down now to giving awards to foreigners. The Kennedy Center honors are so yesterday.
Trump doesn’t have time to deal with these types and I don’t blame him.
zippy the a##clown loved it they kissed is boney black a## as well as the wookies giant black a##.
Whatever
A bit early to be drinking
I just looked up how the Kennedy family made all of that money that allowed them to build the Kennedy Center, start a foundation, get a President elected, drown a girl in the back seat of an Oldsmobile, and so on.
There seems to be a lot of speculation about how much of Joe Kennedy's money was legit. Before any respectable people hold another charity event, I think they should demand Joe Kennedy's tax returns to verify that he paid his fair share.
So these Hellywood stars should be happy that Trump won.
The merging of so-called entertainment and government has long been a problem with elites engaging in one long mutual back scratching session.
Once upon a time it was a chance for ugly politicians to dabble in Hollywood...now it’s another excuse for vapid Hollywood to bore all with their lefty dogma.
If we are to recognize art as in creativity and talent then we must stop with the Soviet-style orgies of groupthink.
I can’t say that I blame him but the leftists on Facebook are criticizing him for this. Others question the libs saying why attend when you will be booed, etc. I think the libs just love to see him get verbally attacked.
“We are grateful for this gesture.”
Why go where you aren’t welcome? Them going would just add fodder for the lunatics. The Trumps will have a nicer evening relaxing with the family.
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