US EditionTrump Booed and Cheered at the Kennedy Center While Attending 'Les Misérables'
- On June 11, 2025, President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were present for the premiere of Les Misérables held at the Kennedy Center theater in the nation's capital.
- Earlier that year, Trump asserted control over the Kennedy Center by appointing himself chairman and replacing the board with supporters, despite facing opposition.
- The event drew mixed reactions with both cheers and boos, drag queens attended in protest, and several key cultural leaders resigned in response to Trump's leadership changes.
- Trump expressed a commitment to revitalizing the center and improving it beyond its previous state, while his aides announced that they had raised more than $10 million to aid in its restoration.
- The takeover and related controversies have contributed to falling subscriptions and cancellations, including the hit show Hamilton withdrawing its run, suggesting continued cultural and financial challenges.
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Do You Hear the People Sing
In honor of Pride Month, singular acts of courage and "being brave, strong and gorgeous," enjoy the glad spectacle of four drag queens dolled up to kill, see Les Misérables, and crash Dear Leader's first visit to a Kennedy Center purportedly scrubbed of wokeness. Yet here they were - buoyant, sparkling, cheered by a crowd that moments before had loudly booed the ugly tyrant and his MAGA cohort. The queens' gist, said Mari Con Carne: "You can’t e…
Melania Trump Drops Jaws With Latest Public Appearance
Social media erupted after photos featuring First Lady Melania Trump attending a recent event at the Kennedy Center in the nation’s capital hit the internet. Melania, along with her husband, President Donald Trump, took in a performance of the ever popular musical “Les Misérables.” Vice President JD Vance and his wife tagged along for the event. The first lady usually values her privacy and keeps out of the public spotlight, however, she’s a big…
The First Lady and President of the United States attended a performance of the popular musical.
What Trump Missed at the Kennedy Center Production of “Les Mis”
Adam Gopnik on President Donald Trump’s recent attendance at a Kennedy Center performance of the musical “Les Misérables” and how Trump misses the work’s underlying message about the perils of authoritarianism.
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