Donald Trump has reportedly awarded country icons Toby Keith and Ricky Skaggs with the National Medal of the Arts. NBC News chief White House correspondent Peter Alexander tweeted the news on Wednesday that the awards were being given to the artists at a ceremony in the East Room of the White House.
RELATED: Toby Keith Honours Statler Brothers’ Harold Reid With Acoustic Cover Of ‘Flowers On The Wall’ Keith’s rep told ET Canada that he has no comment at this time.
Skaggs’ rep has not yet commented. On Twitter, many people reacted to the news of the country artists being given an award by Trump, reportedly around the same time as the U.S.
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