The president announced the honorees include Sylvester Stallone, George Strait, Gloria Gaynor, Michael Crawford and Kiss.

President Donald Trump announced George Strait, Sylvester Stallone, Gloria Gaynor and KISS among the first batch of Kennedy Center Honors nominees in his new role as chairman.

Years later, however, in May 2022, Simmons seemingly likened Trump's camp to "cockroaches" and said he was "out for himself" when speaking to SPIN. "Look what that gentleman [Trump] did to this country and the polarization — got all the cockroaches to rise to the top," the singer said at the time.