Trump Awards Medals to Jon Voight, Alison Krauss and Others

Trump Awards Medals to Jon Voight, Alison Krauss and Others
President Donald Trump (R) presents actor Jon Voight with the National Medal of Arts during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Nov. 21, 2019. Mark Wilson/Getty Images
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WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Thursday honored an Oscar-winning actor, a bluegrass-country singer, a conservative think tank and others with two of the most prestigious national awards in the arts and humanities.

It was first time Trump has awarded the National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal.