Trump, Kennedy Center

Why Trump’s Takeover of the Kennedy Center Will Reverberate in Hollywood and Beyond
Trump is now the Kennedy Center's board chairman, giving him control over a beloved arts institution that regularly interacts with Hollywood
Trump seeks to expand his influence over arts and culture with Kennedy Center moves
After dominating U.S. politics for nearly a decade, President Trump now appears to be setting his sights on the country’s cultural landscape. A Friday announcement that Trump is naming
Trump Announces He Has Been ‘Unanimously’ Elected Kennedy Center Chairman
President Trump completed his takeover of the Kennedy Center, announcing he's been "unanimously" elected chairman of the board.
Trump elected chair of the Kennedy Center by newly constituted board
The newly constituted board of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has elected President Donald Trump as its chairman.
New Kennedy Center board elects Trump chair, ousts Rutter as president
President Trump’s refashioned board of trustees voted him chairman and replaced the Kennedy Center’s president Deborah Rutter with Trump ally Richard Grenell.
Trump confirmed as chairman of Kennedy Center as part of plan to end ‘woke’ performances
Trump confirmed as chairman of Kennedy Center as part of plan to end ‘woke’ performances - Trump promises unorthodox move will herald a ‘Golden Age in Arts and Culture’
The Washington Post4d
What is the Kennedy Center, and can Trump make himself chairman?
Every December, the Kennedy Center Honors are awarded for lifetime contributions to American culture. Past recipients include Ella Fitzgerald, Tennessee Williams, Leonard Bernstein, Frank ...
The Hill4d
Trump to name himself new Kennedy Center board chair
The annual Kennedy Center Honors took place in December, and Rubenstein saluted Biden, who was in the audience, for being “gracious hosts” and attending the show for four years. During Trump ...
CBS News2d
Trump says he will fire multiple Kennedy Center board members and name himself chair
President Trump announced plans Friday to fire board members for the Kennedy Center for the Performing ... Trump would not attend the Kennedy Center Honors in 2017 after some of that year's ...
The Atlantic4d
Trump’s Conquest of the Kennedy Center Is Accelerating
In 2017, he became the only president to ever skip the Kennedy Center Honors since the event began, in 1978, following threats by some of the 2017 honorees to boycott an accompanying White House ...
Los Angeles Times4d
Trump to make himself chair of the Kennedy Center, says he’ll dismiss board members
In 2017, he and First Lady Melania Trump skipped the Kennedy Center Honors after being criticized by honorees, marking only the fourth time in the organization’s history that a president was not ...
ABC73d
Pres. Trump announces plans to gut the Kennedy Center board, appoint himself chairman
Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. / 46th Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. / AP Photo/Ben Curtis / Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta Trump has sought to reshape the use of executive ...
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Trump crowns himself head of Kennedy Center in grievance-filled post
President Donald Trump on Friday named himself chairman of the Kennedy Center, putting his far-right stamp on a cultural ...