The three living members of the rock band KISS walked onto the red carpet at the Kennedy Center Sunday night. No makeup, and sporting tuxes instead of spandex, but they were swarmed by the press like the rock stars they are. Other big names across entertainment were in the building, too — Gloria Gaynor, Sylvester Stallone, George Strait and Michael Crawford.

But it was President Trump who was the star of the show.

It was the Kennedy Center Honors – the first since Trump installed himself as chair of the center's board. Trump said he was closely involved with picking the honorees , and Sunday, he became the first president to host the awards. Earlier this August, Trump broke from tradition and announced the names of the honorees.

"This is the greatest evening at the Kennedy Center,"

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