Trump, Kennedy Center and Protesters

Protesters rally against Trump-led changes at Kennedy Center in DC
Protesters gathered outside the Kennedy Center on Thursday night in response to recent changes implemented by President Trump at the performing arts venue.
PHOTOS AND VIDEO: Protesters Drag Trump’s Kennedy Center Takeover
About 300 people gathered in Washington Circle Thursday night to protest the Trump administration’s takeover of the Kennedy Center. Trump has said drag performances at the arts complex inspired his takeover,
'I get reports' | Trump says he has never seen a Kennedy Center performance after vowing to name himself chair
The president's comments came at the end of a 30-minute press conference while en route to Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.
Issa Rae Cancels Kennedy Center Show Amid Trump Overhaul
Actor Issa Rae has canceled her show at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall after President Donald Trump overhauled the performance center last week. Rae thanked her fans for selling out her March 16 one-night-only event “An Evening With Issa Rae,
Trump fires Kennedy Center board members citing drag shows, appoints himself chairman
President Donald Trump announced on Friday he decided to immediately fire multiple Kennedy Center board members, including the chairman, and fill that role himself. Trump claimed he and current chair David Rubenstein "do not share [the same] Vision for a Golden Age in Arts and Culture ," according to the announcement on Truth Social.
Trump elected chairman of Kennedy Center; former leaders ousted or resigning
Although still listed on the performing arts center's website as treasurer, TV producer Shonda Rhimes confirmed Wednesday night that she had resigned.
How Trump’s Kennedy Center takeover could change the arts
President Trump’s plans to police DEI language and control the Kennedy Center show an intent to use the government’s enormous coercive power over the cultural sector.
Trump names loyalist Ric Grenell interim boss of Kennedy Center
President Donald Trump named foreign policy adviser and loyalist Richard Grenell interim executive director of the Kennedy Center on Monday, days after appointing himself chair, solidifying his control over the iconic American cultural institution.
Trump Names His US Envoy Grenell as Kennedy Center's Interim Executive Director
President Donald Trump said on Monday that special U.S. envoy Richard Grenell will serve as the interim executive director of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington after announcing plans on Friday to shake up its board.
Trump Names Loyalist Interim Leader of Kennedy Center as He Strengthens His Grip
The president also purged 18 board members appointed by former President Joseph R. Biden Jr., who were scrubbed from an official roster on the center’s website, along with the chairman, David M. Rubenstein.
What Trump's Kennedy Center line-up could look like
President Trump's moves to take over the Kennedy Center open all sorts of guessing about what's next — including future shows and ceremonies. Why it matters: Trump is interested in influencing programming at one of the country's preeminent cultural institutions.
Kennedy Center staff describe climate of fear as events drop from calendar
Issa Rae became the first major artist to publicly cancel her show at the Kennedy Center after Trump took over its board and ...
Trump appoints himself Kennedy Center chair, fires board members and blasts past drag shows ‘targeting’ children
Trump, 78, said a new board that supports his “Golden Age in Arts and Culture” will be established, while blasting Washington ...
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President Donald Trump was elected chairman of The Kennedy Center on Wednesday, after vowing to fire board members and name ...
DC residents, artists and relatives of JFK react to Kennedy Center shakeup
Less than 24 hours after the announcement that President Donald Trump had been voted as chair of the board of trustees, the Kennedy Center is seeing fallout from featured performers and some of the ...
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Review: SCHMIGADOON at Kennedy Center
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The Kennedy Center's history was, until now, marked by cooperation and independence
Proposed in 1955 by President Dwight Eisenhower and championed by the arts enthusiast whose name it would ultimately bear, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has a storied history.
Signature and Kennedy Center lead nominations for best in D.C. theater
Private Jones,” a new musical about a deaf Welsh sniper in World War I, racked up 10 nominations for the Helen Hayes Awards, ...
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