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Actress, Trump Critic Patti LuPone: 'Blow Up' Kennedy Center

  • In 2025, Broadway icon Patti LuPone openly criticized President Trump's management of the Kennedy Center, repeatedly stating that the institution should be "blown up."
  • This statement followed Trump’s February 2025 overhaul, in which he fired Kennedy Center board members and replaced them with pro-Trump figures.
  • Trump criticized drag shows he said targeted children and vowed to end such programming, claiming to revitalize the Kennedy Center to its former greatness.
  • Richard Grenell, who leads the Kennedy Center and was appointed by Trump, criticized LuPone’s remarks, stating that such radical views should be universally rejected, while Anna Kelly, a spokesperson for the White House press team, highlighted Trump’s commitment to rejuvenating American arts institutions.
  • The center's restructuring sparked backlash with multiple artists resigning or canceling performances, signaling cultural tensions over Trump’s arts agenda and LuPone’s outspoken opposition.
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Hollywood in Toto broke the news in on Tuesday, May 27, 2025.
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