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What's going on with the Kennedy Center under Trump?

Kennedy Center President Deborah F. Rutter, brought on by Rubenstein in 2014, resigned soon after the board shake-up. Trump replaced her, on an interim basis, with diplomat Richard Grenell, who served as the U.S. ambassador to Germany during the president's first term.

MSNBC on MSN · 7d

Trump took over the Kennedy Center. And then placed his allies on the board.

Trump ousted the chairman of the esteemed institution, named himself the new leader and then put a bunch of loyalists — including second lady Usha Vance and singer Lee Greenwood — on the board.

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Trump Takes Over Kennedy Center: Artists Resign in Protest

Donald Trump’s takeover as chairman of the Kennedy Center sparked backlash from the arts community as Issa Rae & Shonda Rhimes cancel events.

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The death of the Kennedy Center’s independence is a threat to the arts

President Donald Trump ended the third week of his second term by firing the board of the Kennedy Center. He has since named ...

USA Today6d

The Kennedy Center just got a big shake up. What to know.

WASHINGTON − The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has been America's premiere stage for decades. But more recently, the cultural center has been in the headlines not for art but ...

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Kennedy Center Cancels Tour Of Acclaimed Children’s Musical ‘Finn’; Actors’ Equity Calls Decision “Beyond Appalling”

The Kennedy Center, under Donald Trump’s newly announced leadership, has canceled its tour of Finn, an acclaimed Kennedy ...

Will current Kennedy Center programming be canceled? L.A. arts and culture this week

President Trump makes alarming changes at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; meanwhile, Frieze Los Angeles, ...

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