President Trump announced this year's "truly exceptional class" of Kennedy Center Honorees and said he will host the annual ceremony himself.

An emboldened President Donald Trump is increasingly using his bully pulpit to stamp his imprint on Washington, DC — pushing the bounds of executive power to reshape a city that once snubbed him.

Tom Cruise reportedly turned down an invitation from the president to be among the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees. According to The Washington Post, the Top Gun: Maverick actor cited “scheduling conflicts” for bowing out.