Moment Trump asks 'should I quit presidency' as new TV job looms

US President Donald Trump has asked his social media followers if he should quit his political role in favour of a TV gig. The 79-year-old businessman-turned-world leader announced on his X/Twitter account that he would be presenting the Kennedy Center Honors.

Taking to his X account, where he boasts 108m followers, Trump penned: "THE TRUMP KENNEDY CENTER HONORS will be broadcast tonight, on CBS, and Stream on Paramount+. Tune in at 8 P.M. EST! At the request of the Board, and just about everybody else in America, I am hosting the event." He urged those tuning in to judge his hosting skills, adding: "Tell me what you think of my 'Master of Ceremony' abilities. If really good, would you like me to leave the Presidency in order to make "hosting" a full time job? We will be honoring true GREATS in the History of Entertainment: Sylvester Stallone, Michael Crawford, KISS, George Strait, and Gloria Gaynor."

Trump actually hosted the world-renowned event weeks ago but it is only set to go out on Tuesday night.

The Kennedy Centre Honours date back to 1978, recognising "individuals whose unique contributions have shaped our world".

Since taking office, Trump has directed a makeover of the Kennedy Centre. The president announced a takeover of the Kennedy Centre's board earlier this year, which elected him as its new chair.

Recently, he also announced a major plan to rename the D.C. cultural hub to the "Trump-Kennedy Centre" in a "bipartisan" effort to honor both Trump and former President Kennedy.

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed the decision on Thursday via X, crediting the shift to the "unbelievable work President Trump has done over the last year in saving the building. Not only from the standpoint of its reconstruction, but also financially, and its reputation."

However, the Kennedy family has hit back at the controversial move. Former Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-Mass.), the grandson of former U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, questioned the legality of it on social media.

On X, he wrote: "The Kennedy Center is a living memorial to a fallen president and is named for President Kennedy by federal law. It can no sooner be renamed than can someone rename the Lincoln Memorial, no matter what anyone says."