Bette Midler, who recently insulted West Virginians as “poor, illiterate and strung out,” was one of the honorees this year, receiving a glowing tribute from President Joe Biden during a pre-show reception. “I am such an unadulterated fan. Bette is a true American treasure,” the president gushed.
Despite President Joe Biden’s abysmal approval ratings as the nation suffers from the supply-chain crisis and crippling inflation, elites attending the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday night gave the increasingly polarizing president a standing ovation.
Bette Midler will receive one of the country’s highest cultural distinctions when The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., hands out its annual awards later this year, elevating the anti-conservative singer-actress into the national pantheon of the country’s top performing artists.
Singer Linda Ronstadt told United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during the Kennedy Center Honors State Department dinner on Saturday that he will be loved when he stops “enabling” President Donald Trump. While delivering his remarks at the dinner on Saturday
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) reportedly got a standing ovation at the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony in Washington, DC, on Sunday.
NEW YORK (AP) — For the second straight year, President Donald Trump will not be attending the Kennedy Center Honors celebrating cultural achievement.
