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.

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Gloria Gaynor, the disco legend whose 1978 anthem “I Will Survive” became a rallying cry for empowerment and resistance, will now stand center stage at Donald Trump’s first Kennedy Center Honors since seizing control of the institution.

The first honorees for the revamped Kennedy Center Honors have been unveiled by U.S. President Donald Trump. The 48th annual Kennedy Center Honors ceremony is set to air on the CBS network and stream on Paramount+.