Norman Lear declared that he would not attend a White House celebration in protest of Trump’s proposed cuts to federal arts funding, Trump and first lady Melania Trump decided to skip the Kennedy Center event and remained away throughout his first term.
Donald Trump names Strait, Stallone, Kiss for Kennedy Center Honors, says he'll host the awards show
→
Lear lamented the number of advertisements in so many shows, including his own, which he said convey the message "you are what you own, you are what you drink, you are what you wear, you are what you smell, you are what you consume."
Norman Lear and me: TV producer was also a reasonable voice on American political scene
→