President Donald Trump would love cultural elites to sniff at his Kennedy Center honorees. He relished unveiling the stars he’ll fete at the iconic arts center’s annual gala later this year, after motorcading to the complex Wednesday through streets now patrolled, on his orders, by federal agents and army reservists .

Earlier this year, Donald Trump appointed himself head of the Kennedy Center, the Washington, DC institution that hands out the Kennedy Center Honors every year. As a result, Ben Folds stepped down from his position as the National Symphony Orchestra’s artistic advisor,

Despite being honored by the GOP President-led Kennedy Center, Gloria Gaynor has not publicly aligned with any political party. However, the iconic disco legend once praised former US President Barack Obama. During a 2016 conversation with Rolling Stone, Gaynor spoke about the then-presidential candidates.