On Wednesday, Aug. 13, Donald Trump announced the Class of 2025 for the Kennedy Center Honors with KISS, Michael Crawford, George Strait, Sylvester Stallone, and Gloria Gaynor. Still, there was one name the president was reportedly hoping to nab but couldn’t.

A-list actor Tom Cruise was on the list, but declined the honor, according to The Washington Post. The media outlet heard the news from Kennedy Center employees, who claimed that the Mission: Impossible star’s excuse for sitting out was “scheduling conflicts. The ceremony is expected to take place on Dec. 7 in Washington, D.C. and will be televised on CBS at a later date.

Cruise hasn’t publicly confirmed the report, but that would have been quite a showstopper if the 63-year-old actor had accepted the invitation. Donald Trump was re

See Full Page