Watch Jon Voight’s awkward moment with Trump at arts medal ceremony
LA TimesJon Voight dances as President Trump looks on during Thursday’s National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal ceremony at the White House. An impromptu dance break from actor and vocal Trump supporter Jon Voight made for a cringe-worthy interlude during Thursday’s National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal ceremony at the White House. As President Trump prepared to announce the honorees — including Voight, bestselling author James Patterson, bluegrass musician Alison Krauss and others — his speech was awkwardly and abruptly interrupted by a harmonica solo from the soundtrack of Voight’s Oscar-winning film “Midnight Cowboy.” Even more awkward was the movie star’s subsequent move to rise from his chair and sashay across the stage as Trump smiled and shook a fist of approval. Vice President Mike Pence and First Lady Melania Trump also attended the celebration, which marks the first time Trump has awarded the National Medal of Arts and the National Humanities Medal since his term began.
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