George Clooney, who is being honored at the Kennedy Center tonight alongside Gladys Knight and U2, among others, spoke to CNN on the red carpet.
“Tonight, we celebrate a truly exceptional, and this is not exaggeration, a truly exceptional group of artists – group of artists who embody the very spirit of ‘we the people.’ This year’s Kennedy Center honorees – they’re all an incredible group of people,” Biden said. The president ticked through all the honorees, their accomplishments and contributions to the arts.
In 2017, then-President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump declined to attend the Kennedy Center Honors after two of the honorees that year – television writer and producer Norman Lear and dancer Carmen de Lavallade – said they would skip the Trump-hosted reception at the White House, citing political beliefs. At the time, the White House said Trump’s decision would allow the artists “to celebrate without any political distraction.
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