US EditionNew Kennedy Center board elects Trump as chair. Rutter departs as president.
- The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has elected Donald Trump as its chairman of the board.
- The board's new membership includes several Trump appointees, replacing trustees appointed by Democratic presidents.
- Deborah Rutter has officially departed as president of the Kennedy Center after serving since 2014.
- Trump stated on his Truth Social platform that 'Woke has cost us a fortune and cost us our reputation, but the reputation is coming back very, very rapidly.
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What's at stake for American culture with Trump's Kennedy Center changes
Canadian and American artists and human rights advocates are decrying changes made by U.S. President Donald Trump at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. One human rights lawyer warns that attempts to "capture culture" are typical of authoritarian governments.
The board of directors of the Kennedy Center voted unanimously to elect President Trump as its new president on Wednesday afternoon, while the president restructures the center’s governing body and its shows, moving away from what he considers the “woke culture.” After Trump announced last week his plans to dismiss the president and the Kennedy Center’s board of directors and appoint himself as president, the White House has begun to fill the va…
President Trump adds 'God Bless the U.S.A.' singer Lee Greenwood to Kennedy Center board
President Donald Trump has appointed Nashville singer-songwriter Lee Greenwood to the Kennedy Center board after announcing himself as the Chairman of the performing arts center's board.
Trump took over the Kennedy Center. And then placed his allies on the board.
Trump ousted the chairman of the esteemed institution, named himself the new leader, and then put a bunch of loyalists — including second lady Usha Vance and singer Lee Greenwood — on the board.
Trump Puts Himself And His Former Caddy In Charge Of The Kennedy Center
"The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts" by Geoff Livingston is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.In 2017, several of the artists selected for the Kennedy Center Honors publicly criticized Donald Trump and said they would refuse to attend the reception at the White House. Because he is a big baby, this led to a contentious relationship with the institution for the remainder of his term.Determined to not be embarrassed like that again, Trump ous…
Donald Trump has made himself the chairman of the Kennedy Center, the most important cultural site in Washington D.C. That's ridiculous. Or another warning sign.
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