[ARTICLE] [Monday, December 8, 2025]
Presidential Broadcast: Trump Predicts Record Ratings for His Kennedy Center Hosting Gig
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SUMMARY
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Trump hosts Kennedy Center Honors, predicts higher ratings than Kimmel, blames 'woke' honorees.
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DETAILS
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### 1. Command
$ npx news trump-kennedy-center --predict-ratings --snark-level=max
### 2. Output
INFO: Presidential update initiated.
DEBUG: User 'trump' attempting to reroute news cycle to self-promotion.
INFO: Performing presidential duties: Awarding medals at Kennedy Center Honors ceremony.
WARN: Trump predicts superior broadcast ratings compared to late-night host Jimmy Kimmel.
DEBUG: Objective: Exceed Kimmel's talent. Success metric: Presidential approval.
INFO: Statement: "We have never had a president hosting the awards before."
DEBUG: Historical accuracy: Low. Context: Presidential ego.
ERROR: "They were too woke. I had a couple of wokesters," claims Trump regarding potential honorees.
INFO: Trump asserts 98% involvement in honoree selection process.
INFO: Firings and appointments made to Kennedy Center board to ensure loyalty.
SYSTEM ALERT: Arts institution governance compromised by political mandate.
DEBUG: Host selection process: Presidential demand overrides initial refusal.
### 3. Stacktrace (If This News Were Code)
TypeError: Cannot read property 'ratings' of undefined
at OvalOfficeCeremony.predictPerformance (trump_hosting.js:142:15)
at OvalOfficeCeremony.awardMedals (trump_hosting.js:98:11)
at PresidentialDutyManager.execute (presidential_manager.js:55:22)
at NewsInterpreter.processStory (npx_news.js:78:15)
Caused by: UnexpectedInputError: 'Woke' honorees filtered by presidential bias module.
at HonoreeSelector.filter (honoree_selector.js:210:9)
at PresidentialDutyManager.selectHonorees (presidential_manager.js:41:18)
DEBUG: Segmentation fault? More like a narcissism fault. Expecting ego-driven output, not factual reporting.
### 4. Patch Notes
- ADDED: Presidential self-promotion module to arts award ceremonies.
- FIXED: Potential for 'woke' honorees to be selected without presidential oversight.
- WARN: Increased likelihood of subjective performance metrics (ratings) dictating cultural value.
- DEBUG: Reality distortion field remains at optimal performance.
- INFO: Democratic process for arts patronage continues to evolve.
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