CNN pundit Tia Mitchell said the administration had “struggled to find a person of color who would agree to be on the list.”

Ana Navarro, The View co-host and CNN contributor, is urging “I Will Survive” singer Gloria Gaynor to reject President Donald Trump's Kennedy Center Honor. In an Instagram post this morning, Navarro wrote,

The registered Republican shared Thursday morning an impassioned plea calling for Gaynor to reject Trump's Kennedy Center award, highlighting the "I Will Survive" icon's large LGBTQ fan base as a primary reason to reject the accolade amid the president's anti-trans and anti-community stances that have drawn widespread criticism.