Donald Trump Takes Over the Kennedy Center- Page 5

[mitchern]

Posted: 2/10/25 at 4:45pm

Does anyone think this will affect PARADE to which I have tickets or any of the other touring shows that are already booked there? 

[macbeth]

Posted: 2/10/25 at 6:07pm

It gets worse. Shoudl we be protesting? What do we do? 

[MezzA101]

Posted: 2/10/25 at 6:15pm

Trump says Ric Grenell will be Kennedy Center’s interim executive director

 

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/10/politics/ric-grenell-kennedy-center-interim-executive-director/index.html

[Robbie2]

Posted: 2/10/25 at 6:29pm

MezzA101 said: "Trump says Ric Grenell will be Kennedy Center’s interim executive director



https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/10/politics/ric-grenell-kennedy-center-interim-executive-director/index.html"

 

Ric's gay and married https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/11/08/richard-grenell-donald-trump/

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 2/10/25 at 6:59pm

Robbie2 said: "MezzA101 said: "Trump says Ric Grenell will be Kennedy Center’s interim executive director



https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/10/politics/ric-grenell-kennedy-center-interim-executive-director/index.html"



Ric's gay and marriedhttps://www.thepinknews.com/2024/11/08/richard-grenell-donald-trump/"

We all know Trump has no friends and has to shuffle the same dozen or so people around to different offices, but this one is just hilariously shallow.

"Who should we put in charge of the Kennedy Center now that you've purged its leadership?"

"Ric's gay, right? Give him the job!"

"The former spy chief? What qualifications does he have to run an arts-"

"HE'S GAY, ISN'T HE!?!"

[Huss417]

Posted: 2/10/25 at 6:59pm

Robbie2 said: "MezzA101 said: "Trump says Ric Grenell will be Kennedy Center’s interim executive director



https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/10/politics/ric-grenell-kennedy-center-interim-executive-director/index.html"



Ric's gay and marriedhttps://www.thepinknews.com/2024/11/08/richard-grenell-donald-trump/"

Can we start a million drag queens march on Washington DC? I've never been in drag but will happily start.

[Matt Rogers]

Posted: 2/10/25 at 7:02pm

Huss417 said: "Robbie2 said: "MezzA101 said: "Trump says Ric Grenell will be Kennedy Center’s interim executive director



https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/10/politics/ric-grenell-kennedy-center-interim-executive-director/index.html"



Ric's gay and marriedhttps://www.thepinknews.com/2024/11/08/richard-grenell-donald-trump/"

Can we start a million drag queens march on Washington DC? I've never been in drag but will happily start."

And what are these Kennedy Center drag shows that the orange thing is crying about? Did they do Mrs. Doubtfire or something? Also, hysterical that he’s crying about drag shows when he packs on more makeup than any drag queen and I’m pretty sure that dead possum on his repulsive head counts as a wig.

Updated On: 2/10/25 at 07:02 PM

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 2/10/25 at 7:53pm

macbeth said: "It gets worse. Should we be protesting? What do we do?"

Cancel your subscription, tell everyone in your life to do so as well. Encourage casual theatergoers to avoid it. Go to every regional show, off Broadway and Broadway show you possibly can.

Art and creative expression will never go away, and we need it more than ever before. Just not at that particular building for the next four years. 
 

Updated On: 2/10/25 at 07:53 PM

[mitchern]

Posted: 2/11/25 at 10:48am

Doesn't canceling a subscription hurt everyone that works there, and all the shows playing there? I will do that though if the programming changes as they've threatened but punishing say the production of PARADE by not going doesn't seem to be the best idea.

[MezzA101]

Posted: 2/11/25 at 10:55am

How President Trump's Kennedy Center takeover will affect programming - Axios Washington D.C.

 

https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2025/02/11/trump-kennedy-center-programming-takeover

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 2/11/25 at 10:59am

MezzA101 said: "How President Trump's Kennedy Center takeover will affect programming - Axios Washington D.C.



https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2025/02/11/trump-kennedy-center-programming-takeover"

Well, that's an article that says precisely nothing. But what else should I expect from Axios?

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 2/11/25 at 11:34pm

statement from Karine Jean-Pierre

[MezzA101]

Posted: 2/12/25 at 1:15pm

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/11/nx-s1-5290878/the-kennedy-centers-history-was-until-now-marked-by-cooperation-and-independence

[MezzA101]

Posted: 2/12/25 at 2:53pm

New Kennedy Center board elects Trump as chair. Rutter departs as president.

The Kennedy Center board of trustees voted Wednesday afternoon to install President Donald Trump as chairman of the board, cementing the plan Trump announced Friday to overhaul the storied arts institution with him at its helm. In a staff meeting that followed, Deborah Rutter said she was departing as president.

The day before, he told reporters aboard Air Force One that “some of the shows were terrible. They were a disgrace that they were even put on.” He also said he has not visited the center but receives reports on it.

“I didn’t want to go,” he said. “There was nothing I wanted to see.”

 

https://wapo.st/3CCgjzD

 

 

 

[MezzA101]

Posted: 2/12/25 at 2:54pm

How Trump is reshaping the Kennedy Center, moving away from "woke culture" - CBS News

 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-reshaping-kennedy-center-board-performances/

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 2/12/25 at 3:01pm

MezzA101 said: "How Trump is reshaping the Kennedy Center, moving away from "woke culture" - CBS News



https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-reshaping-kennedy-center-board-performances/"

"Moving away from woke culture" to "be broader and more inclusive" is weapons-grade doublespeak

[NiceWork2]

Posted: 2/12/25 at 3:16pm

Here's the name of a musical he can see if he's never been there - DISASTER !

[Menken Fan]

Posted: 2/12/25 at 3:39pm

What were these drag shows targeted to children?? Sorry, Kennedy Center, but I won't be contributing or attending shows there any longer under this regime. Hope the MAGA theatre-goers enjoy this new golden age there.

[MezzA101]

Posted: 2/12/25 at 3:52pm

Ben Folds Resigns from Advisory Position at Kennedy Center

 

https://consequence.net/2025/02/ben-folds-resigns-from-advisory-position-at-kennedy-center/

[DAME]

Posted: 2/12/25 at 3:54pm

Do you think he’ll finally give Liza Minnelli her honor? Those of you that have watched the apprentice know that she has worked and performed for him. Nothing political it was just like fundraising events decades ago. I hope that if she does get the honor, she passes on it this time. The hell with all of them.

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 2/12/25 at 4:25pm

KevinKlawitter said: "statement from Karine Jean-Pierre"

Democrats are really letting themselves be punching bags and not fighting this? This move should be resulting in lawsuits not concession posts.

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 2/12/25 at 4:29pm

Call_me_jorge said: "KevinKlawitter said: "statement from Karine Jean-Pierre"

Democrats are really letting themselves be punching bags and not fighting this? This move should be resulting in lawsuits not concession posts."

Blaming Democrats for the awful actions of Republicans is one of the reasons we got into this mess. There's no magic bullet to stop this.

[binau]

Posted: 2/12/25 at 4:46pm

This feels like a pretty shameless power grab to me + retaliation. Was the Kennedy Center even really that 'woke'? That feels like a smoke screen to justify occupation....Trump's reasoning was very weak even for his standards. Looking at who is on the board now (Usha Vance, Susie Wiles, Susie Wiles Mother etc.) it seems like a vanity project so these people get to run a highly prestigious art institution. 

Updated On: 2/12/25 at 04:46 PM

[witchoftheeast2]

Posted: 2/12/25 at 5:43pm

binau said: "This feels like a pretty shameless power grab to me + retaliation. Was the Kennedy Center even really that 'woke'? That feels like a smoke screen to justify occupation....Trump's reasoning was very weak even for his standards. Looking at who is on the board now (Usha Vance,Susie Wiles,Susie Wiles Mother etc.) it seems like a vanity project so these people get to run a highly prestigious art institution."

And how does this move exactly lower the cost of gas or groceries? Maybe gas because people won't be driving to see shows there anymore with him being the Chair L O L But what's his end game here? Confusing. 

[MezzA101]

Posted: 2/12/25 at 5:48pm

What Trump’s Taking Over the Kennedy Center Could Mean for All the Arts - Symphony

https://symphony.org/what-trumps-taking-over-the-kennedy-center-could-mean-for-all-the-arts/