Donald Trump made history Sunday as the first sitting president to host the Kennedy Center Honors, transforming what's traditionally been a dignified evening of presidential box-sitting into a full-on Trump production.

As The Hill reports, Trump emceed the event honoring this year's recipients: KISS, Sylvester Stallone, Gloria Gaynor, George Strait, and Broadway's Michael Crawford. "I'm going to try to act like Johnny Carson," Trump said.

The president has been deeply involved in reshaping the ceremony since returning to office. He ousted longtime Kennedy Center president Deborah Rutter and board chair David Rubenstein in February. Staff who worked on the ceremony have resigned. And Trump personally vetted this year's honorees, rejecting some recommendations because they were "too woke."

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