Ouch, that’s gotta hurt. Someone in POTUS Donnie’s inner circle finally got thru to him that he needs to settle his fragile ego and take a seat by skipping out the Kennedy Center Honors as many of the attendees/honorees have vocally acknowledged their displeasure with POTUS and were skipping the event/not performing in protest – PB/TK
Trump, first lady pull out of Kennedy Center Honors to avoid “political distraction” – By Stefan Becket / Aug 19 2017
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will sit out this year’s Kennedy Center Honors after several honorees said they would boycott a traditional reception at the White House ahead of the December ceremony.
“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,” White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement Saturday morning.
The Trumps’ decision to skip the festivities in Washington, D.C., comes after three of the five recipients of the 2017 honorees said they would skip the planned White House reception.
Continue to cbsnews.com article: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-first-lady-pull-out-of-kennedy-center-honors-to-avoid-political-distraction/
