President Donald Trump announced his plans to remove multiple members of the Kennedy Center’s Board of Trustees Friday, including Chairman David M. Rubenstein.
Rubenstein, a billionaire investor and philanthropist, has led the Kennedy Center since 2010. He is also co-founder of the Carlyle Group, chairman of the National Gallery of Art and the Council on Foreign Relations, and a major donor to arts and cultural institutions.In a Truth Social post, Trump criticized past programming, specifically highlighting drag performances hosted at the venue."At my direction, we are going to make the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.
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!"The Kennedy Center, established as a living memorial to President John F. Kennedy, has long been a pillar of the nation’s cultural scene. In 1958, President Dwight D.
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