Trump Takes Control of Kennedy Center, Purges Biden Appointees
President Trump has installed himself as chair of the Kennedy Center, replacing Biden's appointees with his own loyalists and targeting LGBTQ+ programming.
Trump is the first sitting president to unilaterally fire board members appointed by the opposing party, much less to do so for the express purpose of installing himself as chair.
Trump’s petty revenge on the arts
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The speed and extremity of these measures is sending Washington reeling.
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Mr. Trump raised the curtain on his plans to overhaul the arts center last week, announcing in a post on Truth Social that an “amazing” new chairman — none other than the 47th president himself — would be pioneering the effort to make the Kennedy Center “great again.”
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Summary
In an unprecedented move, President Trump has assumed the role of chair at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, ousting Biden's appointees and replacing them with allies. He aims to refocus the venue away from 'woke' programming, particularly targeting LGBTQ+ events. This action marks the first time a sitting president has unilaterally fired board members of this cultural institution, stirring controversy over the future direction of the center's programming and art funding policies. Critics warn of a larger ideological assault on U.S. arts and culture, paralleling historical attempts to influence cultural governance.
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