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

President Trump and his appointees are now solely in charge of the Kennedy Center. Performers protested by dancing.

President Donald Trump wants to lavish his personal friends with Kennedy Center Honors, after parachuting himself into the hot seat at the cultural mecca. Earlier this month, Trump, who reportedly also privately railed against the center’s perceived focus on liberal artists,