REDSTATE | Published February 8, 2025
On the calendar, it’s a day ending with “day,” which in these times means Trump almost certainly continued to shake up Washington, D.C., with stunning moves and aggressive efforts to re-shape the federal government. We’ve seen him unleash the power of the DOGE on the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), leading to many liberal tears, he imposed sanctions on South Africa over their racist law allowing expropriation of (mostly white farmers’) land without compensation, yanked former President Joe Biden’s security clearance, and much more.
But of course, he wasn’t done, and on Friday afternoon, he axed several board members from the Kennedy Center and announced a famous new chairman – none other than Donald J. Trump himself. It’s time for a new “Golden Age in Arts and Culture,” he posted to social media:
Speaking of the Kennedy name:
The president was not happy with the direction of the storied organization, which was created by Congress and whose Center for the Performing Arts debuted in 1971. Trump is not a fan of the drag shows:
Trump claimed he and current chair David Rubenstein “do not share [the same] Vision for a Golden Age in Arts and Culture,” according to the announcement on Truth Social.
He said a new board would be announced soon, adding the new chairman, naming himself, is “amazing.”
“Just last year, the Kennedy Center featured Drag Shows specifically targeting our youth — THIS WILL STOP,” Trump wrote in the post.
The Kennedy Center in October hosted a Dancing Queens Drag Brunch at its Roof Terrace Restaurant in October, featuring Washington, D.C.‘s “most fabulous drag performers,” according to its website.
Interestingly enough, the move must have captured the attention of lots of folks because when I went to the Center’s website, this is what I got:
I am now seeing that they posted a statement at an unspecified hour this evening; that could explain why the site was unavailable for a time. They wrote:
The Kennedy Center is aware of the post made recently by POTUS on social media. We have received no official communications from the White House regarding changes to our board of trustees.
The former chairman’s ties to failed former president Joe Biden probably didn’t make Trump look kindly on him:
The current chair of the Kennedy Center board of trustees is billionaire philanthropist David Rubenstein, who was co-founder of the private equity firm the Carlyle Group and had served as a policy adviser to former President Carter.
Rubenstein also has ties to former President Biden, who stayed at his house in Nantucket over Thanksgiving last year. 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.
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RELATED: Trump Has Taken Over the Kennedy Center
TOWNHALL | Published February 8, 2025
Does President Donald J. Trump ever sleep? It’s refreshing since we had a non-president take naps 24/7 and let his staff push policy, legal or not. The decay and corruption of Joe Biden are being swept away. Trump is working so fast that he seems to have time to make sweeping changes to DC’s cultural scene. Besides nixing Joe Biden’s security clearance yesterday, he installed himself as chairman of the Kennedy Center Board of Directors (via Fox News):
President Donald Trump announced on Friday he decided to immediately fire multiple Kennedy Center board members, including the chairman, and fill that role himself.
Trump claimed he and current chair David Rubenstein “do not share [the same] Vision for a Golden Age in Arts and Culture,” according to the announcement on Truth Social.
He said a new board would be announced soon, adding the new chairman, naming himself, is “amazing.”
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Following Trump’s announcement, the Kennedy Center’s website limited users, citing “high traffic.”
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It is unclear which Board of Trustees members have been canned, as of Friday night.
He reportedly purged the board and is now quasi-generalissimo of the center. His first order was to shut down the woke nonsense that the venue had produced in the past:
At my direction, we are going to make the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., GREAT AGAIN. I have decided to immediately terminate multiple individuals 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! Just last year, the Kennedy Center featured Drag Shows specifically targeting our youth — THIS WILL STOP. The Kennedy Center is an American Jewel, and must reflect the brightest STARS on its stage from all across our Nation. For the Kennedy Center, THE BEST IS YET TO COME!
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SOURCE: www.townhall.com
