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    President Trump To Skip Kennedy Center Honors, Highlighting Rift With Artists

    Three of the five honorees had already spoken out against the president and said they either planned to boycott a White House event or were considering it.
    by Miles Parks Aug 19, 2017 3 minutes
    President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will skip the Kennedy Center honors later this year. It will be the fourth time in 40 years of the event, that the sitting president won't be attendance. / Alex Brandon / Shutterstock.com

    President Trump will skip the annual Kennedy Center Honors this year to allow the "artists to celebrate without any political distraction," the White House said Saturday.

    Three of the five artists set to be honored had either expressed a specific intent to boycott the traditional White House reception before the event or were said to be considering it.

    "First Lady Melania Trump, along with her husband President Donald J. Trump,

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