US EditionArtists, Celebrities Protest Outside Kennedy Center Against Trump Takeover
Jane Fonda and others protested President Trump's takeover and planned two-year closure of the Kennedy Center, highlighting concerns over censorship and mass layoffs, organizers said.
- Artists and celebrities protested outside the Kennedy Center against Trump's takeover, which involved overhauling the board, placing his name on the building, and announcing renovations leading to closure.
- The changes resulted in cancellations, layoffs, and a significant drop in ticket sales for the center.
- The protest featured performances by Joan Baez, Kenny Rogers, and others, criticizing censorship and encouraging attendance at upcoming 'No Kings' protests.
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Artists blast Trump attacks on First Amendment ahead of another No Kings protest • Kentucky Lantern
Two-time Academy Award winning actor Jane Fonda leads the Artists United for Our Freedoms event outside the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on Friday, March 27, 2026. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — A host of celebrities outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Friday kicked off a weekend of protest against President Donald Trump’s expansion of executive power and his administration’s pressur…
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Conservative AngleFonda Suggests Second Trump Term Is Worse Than Jim Crow
Actress Jane Fonda stopped by Friday’s edition of The Briefing with Jen Psaki on MS NOW in an attempt to hype Saturday’s No Kings protests. Naturally, Fonda would paint a dire picture of the state of democracy in America, but her evidence consisted of defeats for liberal budget priorities and false narratives about the erasing of history. Nevertheless, Fonda would also suggest that the state of democracy is so perilous that things are currently …
Artists detonate attack on Trump at the Kennedy Center
WASHINGTON — A host of celebrities outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Friday kicked off a weekend of protest against President Donald Trump’s expansion of executive power and his administration’s pressure on freedom of expression — from theater programming in the nation’s capital, to late-night television.More than a dozen activist performers and creators rallied for Artists United for Our Freedoms, an event organized …
Actress Jane Fonda and folk icon Joan Baez joined journalists, musicians and writers in a protest outside the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Fonda is urging Americans to "raise their voices" and "stand tall against authoritarianism."
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Artists blast Trump attacks on First Amendment ahead of another No Kings protest
Two-time Academy Award winning actor Jane Fonda leads the Artists United for Our Freedoms event outside the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on Friday, March 27, 2026. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — A host of celebrities outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Friday kicked off a weekend of protest against President Donald Trump’s expansion of executive power and his administration’s pressur…
Jane Fonda Protests Trump, Warner Bros. Sale and Iran War in Fiery Kennedy Center Speech: 'Stand Tall'
Jane Fonda condemned Donald Trump and his administration’s attacks on the First Amendment in a fiery protest speech given outside the Kennedy Center. On Friday, the legendary actress was joined by a number of notable names, including Maggie Rogers, Joan Baez, Billy Porter, Sam Waterston, Jim Acosta and Joy Reid, where she blasted the Warner Bros.-Paramount Merger, the Iran War and more as an attack on the freedom of expression. “Since Trump has …
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