Trump claims rave reviews for hosting Kennedy Center Honors – before ceremony even ends

President refers jokingly to renamed Trump-Kennedy Center' at celebration of stars from music and film

Donald Trump added another job title - awards host - to his presidential portfolio on Sunday when he took charge of the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, claiming his show was getting rave reviews" even before it ended.

The US president stayed away from the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts during his first term. But since returning to office in January, he has made the complex a lightning rod in a broader attack against what he has labelled woke" anti-American culture.