This year’s Kennedy Center Honors recipients include Gloria Estefan and Norman Lear, two Hollywood vets who have been vocal critics of President Trump.

The annual December gala in Washington is traditionally attended by the president and includes a reception at the White House.

Lear, the “All in the Family” creator and founder of the liberal organization People for the American Way, has been outspoken in his denunciation of Trump. The 95-year-old TV pro called Trump “the middle finger of the American right hand” in an interview just weeks before last year’s presidential election.

In a statement about being named one of the Honors recipients, Lear said the recognition “comes at an especially appropriate time.”

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“As a people, we — our values, our institutions — are being tested. It is not, of course, the first time; nor will it be the last,” Lear said. “It is more important now than ever that we stand up for artists, for artistic expression, and for the valiant fight that artists fight to reveal the wonder and oneness of the human spirit.”

In 2015, "Rhythm is Gonna Get You" songstress Estefan lent her voice to “We’re All Mexican,” a song produced by her husband, Emilio Estefan, aimed at combating anti-Mexican rhetoric from Trump. The then-White House hopeful, Emilio Estefan said at the time, “doesn’t represent anything to me.”

Rapper LL Cool J, singer Lionel Richie and choreographer Carmen de Lavallade are also among this year’s five recipients of the prestigious award, the Kennedy Center announced Thursday.

The 40th annual Kennedy Center Honors will be presented on Dec. 3.