1 Trump Fires Kennedy Center Board and Names himself Chairman
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The cultural center has actually become the most recent institution to find itself in the president's crosshairs.

Trump mentioned that he would be taking control of programs at the center specifically to put an end to events featuring entertainers in drag.

'At my direction, we are going to make the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., GREAT AGAIN,' Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

'I have actually decided to instantly end several people from the Board of Trustees, including the Chairman, who do not share our Vision for a Golden Era in Arts and Culture.

'We will soon announce a brand-new Board, with a fantastic Chairman, DONALD J. TRUMP!'

The president would be replacing the current chairman, benefactor David Rubenstein.

Donald Trump has announced strategies to fire trustees from the Kennedy Center including its chairman and put himself in charge.

The president would be replacing the existing chairman, benefactor David Rubenstein

In a declaration late Friday on its website, the Kennedy Center said it knew Trump's post. 'We have actually received no main interactions from the White House relating to modifications to our board of trustees,' the declaration said.

'We are mindful that some members of our board have received termination notifications from the administration.'

The Center validated that the Chair of trustees has actually been selected by its board members per governance developed in 1958.

It kept in mind that there is absolutely nothing forbidding Trump from changing board members but it would mark the first time, 'such action has been taken with the Kennedy Center's board.'

Unlike previous Joe Biden and other previous presidents, Trump did not go to the annual Kennedy Center Honors ceremonies during his first term, held at the performing arts place in Washington's Foggy Bottom neighborhood.

Shortly after Trump's post, the Kennedy Center website began experiencing technical difficulties.

Visitors got a message reading 'We are experiencing high traffic' and were redirected to a 'waiting space' that noted how numerous numerous people were attempting to access the site ahead of them.

Trump suggested in his post that he would be implementing some modifications to the center's performance schedule, keeping in mind that last year 'the Kennedy Center included Drag Shows specifically targeting our youth - THIS WILL STOP.'

According to its site, the center in July hosted a preshow titled 'A Drag Salute to Divas' and a November 'Drag Brunch.'

Trump followed up his announcement by publishing an AI produced picture of him as head of the Kennedy Center

In his post, Trump did not clarify which board of trustee members he would be terminating besides Rubenstein.

He followed up his statement by posting an AI generated picture of him as head of the Kennedy Center.

The board typically includes political powerbrokers and significant donors, and is currently comprised of members from both sides of the aisle.

Rubenstein was very first chosen to the post in 2010 and reelected each year since that time.

Rubenstein, the principal owner of the Baltimore Orioles, was originally selected to the Kennedy Center board by President George W. Bush and consequently reappointed by President Barack Obama and Biden.

The present board features Biden's White House press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, along with Mike Donilon, Biden's long time ally, and Stephanie Cutter, a former Obama consultant.

The treasurer of the center's board of trustees is television manufacturer Shonda Rhimes, who hosted fundraisers for Biden before he deserted his reelection bid last summer season.

The Kennedy Center is a performing arts place which hosts around 2,000 efficiencies every year

But the current board also includes Trump allies, consisting of Pam Bondi, the new president's just recently verified attorney general of the United States, vetlek.ru and Lee Greenwood, whose tune 'God Bless the USA,' was the unofficial anthem of Trump's presidential campaign.

During his very first term in 2019, Trump announced that he was tapping actor Jon Voight, a long time advocate, to the board, together with former Gov. Mike Huckabee, who he has picked as US ambassador to Israel this time.

The Kennedy Center is a carrying out arts place which hosts around 2,000 performances every year.

It was developed as a national cultural center by President Eisenhower in 1958 before being relabelled in honor of President Kennedy following his assassination.

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