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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.

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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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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 ...

Low Cut Connie join Shonda Rimes, Renee Fleming, and Issa Rae in protest over Donald Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center

Adam Weiner of the Philly rock and roll band said, "Maybe my career will suffer from this decision, but my soul will be the ...

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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 ...

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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