President Donald Trump used social media to hype the Kennedy Center Honors broadcast airing Tuesday night, inviting viewers to weigh in on his performance as host and floating—tongue in cheek—the idea of swapping the presidency for a full-time emcee role.
Posting on Truth Social Tuesday morning, Trump urged Americans to tune in to the ceremony, which was held on Dec. 7.
“Tell me what you think of my ‘Master of Ceremony’ abilities,” he wrote. “If really good, would you like me to leave the Presidency in order to make ‘hosting’ a full time job?”
His message said:
THE TRUMP KENNEDY CENTER HONORS will be broadcast tonight, on CBS, and Stream on Paramount+. Tune in at 8 P.M. EST! At the request of the Board, and just about everybody else in America, I am hosting the event. Tell me what you think of my “Master of Ceremony” abilities. If really good, would you like me to leave the Presidency in order to make “hosting” a full time job? We will be honoring true GREATS in the History of Entertainment: Sylvester Stallone, Michael Crawford, KISS, George Strait, and Gloria Gaynor.
The post came shortly after the board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts—chaired by Trump—voted unanimously to rename the building after him.
By the following day, “DONALD J. TRUMP” had been added to the building’s facade.
