President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he would host this year's Kennedy Center Honors ceremony, the latest move by the president to revamp a Washington, D.C., cultural institution in his image.

Trump’s Wednesday announcement had the feel of both an awards reveal and a political rally. Seated in the front row to Trump’s left were South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, whom Trump congratulated on his poll numbers in his reelection campaign, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.

President Donald Trump visited the Kennedy Center on Wednesday to unveil the next recipients of its hallmark honors — and announce that he would personally host the institution’s awards show in December.