Former President Donald Trump has fired multiple members of the Kennedy Center's Board of Trustees and declared himself chairman. He stated his intention to reshape the center's programming, specifically promising to end drag performances. The Kennedy Center, which received no official communication from the White House, confirmed that the board chair is appointed by its members and that while a new administration could replace board members, this would be unprecedented.
"We are aware that some members of our board have received termination notices from the administration," the Kennedy Center said in a statementsaid Friday that he is firing members of the board of trustees for the Kennedy Center and naming himself chairman.
Unlike former President Joe Biden and other commanders in chief through the decades, Trump did not attend the annual Kennedy Center Honors ceremonies during his first term, held at the performing arts venue in Washington’s Foggy Bottom neighborhood that opened in 1971. Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly
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