Trump Fires Kennedy Center Board And Names Himself Chairman

The cultural center has actually become the most recent institution to find itself in the president's crosshairs.


Trump specified that he would be taking control of programming at the center specifically to put an end to occasions including entertainers in drag.


'At my direction, we are going to make the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., GREAT AGAIN,' Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.


'I have actually decided to instantly terminate several people from the Board of Trustees, including the Chairman, who do not share our Vision for a Golden Age in Arts and Culture.


'We will soon announce a new Board, with an amazing Chairman, DONALD J. TRUMP!'


The president would be replacing the present chairman, benefactor David Rubenstein.


Donald Trump has announced plans to fire trustees from the Kennedy Center including its chairman and put himself in charge.


The president would be changing the current chairman, benefactor David Rubenstein


In a declaration late Friday on its website, the Kennedy Center said it knew Trump's post. 'We have received no main communications from the White House concerning modifications to our board of trustees,' the statement said.


'We are mindful that some members of our board have actually received termination notifications from the administration.'


The Center confirmed that the Chair of trustees has actually been appointed by its board members per governance established in 1958.


It kept in mind that there is absolutely nothing prohibiting Trump from replacing board members however it would mark the very first time, 'such action has been taken with the Kennedy Center's board.'


Unlike previous Joe Biden and other former presidents, Trump did not participate in the yearly Kennedy Center Honors events during his very first term, held at the performing arts place in Washington's Foggy Bottom community.


Shortly after Trump's post, the Kennedy Center site began experiencing technical difficulties.


Visitors got a message reading 'We are experiencing high traffic' and were rerouted to a 'waiting space' that noted how numerous hundreds of were attempting to access the site ahead of them.


Trump recommended in his post that he would be implementing some changes to the center's performance schedule, noting that last year 'the Kennedy Center featured Drag Shows specifically targeting our youth - THIS WILL STOP.'


According to its website, the center in July hosted a preshow entitled 'A Drag Salute to Divas' and a November 'Drag Brunch.'


Trump followed up his announcement by posting an AI produced picture of him as head of the Kennedy Center


In his post, Trump did not clarify which board of trustee members he would be ending besides Rubenstein.


He followed up his announcement by posting an AI produced picture of him as head of the Kennedy Center.


The board often features political powerbrokers and significant donors, and is currently made up of members from both sides of the aisle.


Rubenstein was very first elected to the post in 2010 and reelected each year because that time.


Rubenstein, the principal owner of the Baltimore Orioles, was originally selected to the Kennedy Center board by President George W. Bush and consequently reappointed by President Barack Obama and Biden.


The current board functions Biden's White House press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, in addition to Mike Donilon, Biden's long time ally, setiathome.berkeley.edu and Stephanie Cutter, a former Obama advisor.


The treasurer of the center's board of trustees is television producer Shonda Rhimes, who hosted fundraisers for Biden before he deserted his reelection quote last summer season.


The Kennedy Center is a performing arts place which hosts around 2,000 efficiencies every year


But the current board likewise features Trump allies, consisting of Pam Bondi, the brand-new president's recently verified chief law officer, and Lee Greenwood, whose tune 'God Bless the USA,' was the unofficial anthem of Trump's governmental campaign.


During his first term in 2019, Trump announced that he was tapping actor Jon Voight, a long time supporter, to the board, together with former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who he has picked as US ambassador to Israel this time.


The Kennedy Center is a performing arts place which hosts around 2,000 performances every year.


It was established as a nationwide cultural center by President Eisenhower in 1958 before being relabelled in honor of President Kennedy following his assassination.


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