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

but what about the Kennedy Center Honors? Yes, President Donald Trump has made a compelling case for the paucity of good, wholesome, or even mildly edifying programming at the performing-arts ...

The president solidified his grip on the performing arts complex as the center’s longtime president, Deborah F. Rutter, was ...

when he announced that he and first lady Melania Trump would not attend the Kennedy Center Honors in 2017, after some award recipients that year threatened a boycott. The White House considers ...

He came about that posture through the Center’s annual Kennedy Center Honors, in which a handful of artists or groups are honored for contributions to American culture. The President and First ...

"Grey's Anatomy" creator Shonda Rhimes and musician Ben Folds have resigned from their Kennedy Center roles. Meanwhile, Issa ...

He and First Lady Melania Trump broke precedent set by his predecessors and skipped the Kennedy Center Honors during his first three years in office (the 2020 ceremony was postponed due to the ...

The Kennedy Center oversees the National Symphony Orchestra, as well as the Washington National Opera, in addition to presenting theatrical shows, the Kennedy Center Honors and more.

Trump: Some of the shows were terrible. They were a disgrace. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump sat out every Kennedy Center Honors during his first presidency, breaking from tradition ...

Credit: Unsplash/ MIKE STOLL The Republican has admittedly never attended a performance at the site, eschewing several Kennedy Center Honors during his first term in defiance of White House tradition.

During his first term, Trump did not attend the 2017, 2018, or 2019 Kennedy Center Honors, making him the first sitting president in history to skip the ceremony in back-to-back years. In fact ...

He came about that posture through the Center’s annual Kennedy Center Honors, in which a handful of artists or groups are honored for contributions to American culture. The President and First ...