ENTERTAINMENT/MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is skipping the Kennedy Center Honors, again. For the second year in a row, Trump and his wife Melania will not attend the event meant to honor contributions to American culture on Dec. 2, Stephanie Grisham, the first lady’s spokeswoman said Tuesday [11-13-18]. Grisham confirmed to USA TODAY that the Trumps turned down the invitation due to scheduling conflicts. Trump is scheduled to travel to Argentina at the end of the month to participate in the G20 summit. Several of this year’s honorees, including vocal Trump critics Lin-Manuel Miranda and Cher, might not mind the president’s absence. In fact, Cher said she wished to receive the prestigious honor ‘so badly’ during the Obama administration, and told the Associated Press that she would be ‘thrilled’ if Trump didn’t attend.”
–Cydney Henderson, “President Trump and Melania Trump will skip the Kennedy Center Honors, again,” USA Today, November 14, 2018 7:28 am