What will a thin-skinned showman do with an institution central to Washington’s cultural life? One expectation is more country music.

After mostly steering clear of the national cultural center during his first term, Trump has moved quickly to take control as he returns to office.

The board of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts voted Wednesday to appoint President Donald Trump as its chairman in an unprecedented move days after Trump announced the Washington, D.C., arts center would be his latest target in his war against “woke culture.”