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Trump Hosts the Kennedy Center Honors, Breaking Tradition
news.movim.eu / TheNewYorkTimes • 8 December
Past presidents have attended the marquee event, but on Sunday Mr. Trump was the first to host it, putting his cultural takeover of Washington in sharp relief.
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