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.”
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.
The Kennedy Center website features information about a drag event hosted in October 2024. (The Kennedy Center)
Tickets were sold for nearly $100 each, with reservations required, and included bottomless mimosas.
Following Trump’s announcement, the Kennedy Center’s website limited users, citing “high traffic.”
In his post, Trump called the center “an American jewel,” and said it must reflect the nation’s “brightest stars” on its stage.
“At my direction, we are going to make the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., GREAT AGAIN,” the President wrote. “For the Kennedy Center, THE BEST IS YET TO COME!”
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It is unclear which Board of Trustees members have been canned, as of Friday night.
In his post, Trump called the center “an American jewel,” and said it must reflect the nation’s “brightest stars” on its stage.
“At my direction, we are going to make the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., GREAT AGAIN,” the President wrote. “For the Kennedy Center, THE BEST IS YET TO COME!”
It is unclear which Board of Trustees members have been canned, as of Friday night.
