New Kennedy Center board elects Trump as chair. Rutter departs as president.
President Trump’s refashioned board of trustees voted him chairman in a meeting Wednesday afternoon. President Deborah Rutter told staff she was departing the institution.
Trump Says He’s Installing Himself as Kennedy Center Chairman Because Of... Drag Shows?
President Donald Trump says he has appointed himself as the chairman of the board of trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in what seems to be a reaction to programming last year at the national cultural center featuring drag.
How Trump’s Kennedy Center takeover could change the arts
President Trump’s plans to police DEI language and control the Kennedy Center show an intent to use the government’s enormous coercive power over the cultural sector.
Trump’s attack on the Kennedy Center is petty but powerful
The president doesn’t merely want to break the government bureaucracy. He wants to reprogram what the arts mean to the American people.
How Trump is reshaping the Kennedy Center, moving away from "woke culture"
President Trump is changing the composition of the Kennedy Center's board — and wants to change the types of performances the center shows.
Trump says Ric Grenell will be Kennedy Center’s interim executive director
President Donald Trump said Monday he is naming Ric Grenell, a longtime confidant already serving in multiple administration positions, to lead the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on a temporary basis after declaring himself the institution’s chairman late last week.
What Trump's Kennedy Center line-up could look like
President Trump's moves to take over the Kennedy Center open all sorts of guessing about what's next — including future shows and ceremonies. Why it matters: Trump is interested in influencing programming at one of the country's preeminent cultural institutions.
Mexico’s president and the art of keeping a ‘cool head’ with Trump
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams will now be beholden to President Trump, critics say
The Department of Justice's order to end the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams​ has not come as a ...
Trump, 1st sitting president to attend Super Bowl, brings members of Congress to the big game
President Donald Trump is at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans watching the Super Bowl, marking the first time a sitting ...
Donald Trump Taunted Over ‘Most Powerless Image Of A President’ Ever
It’s “a picture of presidential subservience the likes of which we have never seen,” said MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell.
Moon Pie pokes fun at President Donald Trump, declares new name for Florida on social media
Effective immediately, Florida is now 'MoonPieTown," according to Moon Pie itself. See company's tweet inspired by Gulf of ...
The most popular living president, how Trump compares to Biden
Both are in negative territory. But it’s better to be Trump than Biden. Trump has a 48% to 50% for a negative two percentage ...
Europe ‘not in the AI race today,’ French President Macron says
For a man who’s spent his career battling to make France more pro-business, Europe’s prospects on artificial intelligence are ...
JD Vance’s Wife Usha Wears Favorite Daughter Dress With Pleated Details in Paris to Visit President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte
For the occasion, Usha Vance wore a slate gray V-neck dress from Favorite Daughter featuring pleated details on the bodice ...