On Wednesday, Trump revealed the star-studded lineup of honorees being recognized for their artistic and cultural influence, which in addition to Kiss, also includes country music titan George Strait, English actor and comedian Michael Crawford , Rocky star Sylvester Stallone, and singer Gloria Gaynor.

That relationship abruptly ended earlier this month, just days before President Donald Trump announced the first class of Kennedy Center honorees under his leadership of the arts complex, which will ...

“I would say I was about 98% involved. They all went through me,” Trump said.