President Trump notably absent from Kennedy Center awards honouring Lionel Richie, LL Cool J
04 December 2017 |
9:45 am
The Kennedy Center celebrates singers Lionel Richie and Gloria Estefan, rapper LL Cool J, television producer Norman Lear and dancer Carmen de Lavallade, as President Trump skips the event.
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