The cultural center has become the newest organization to discover 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 instructions, elearnportal.science we are going to make the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., GREAT AGAIN,' Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
'I have chosen to instantly terminate numerous people from the Board of Trustees, consisting of the Chairman, who do not share our Vision for a Golden Era in Arts and Culture.
'We will quickly reveal a new Board, with a remarkable Chairman, DONALD J. TRUMP!'
The president would be replacing the current chairman, benefactor David Rubenstein.
Donald Trump has actually revealed plans to fire trustees from the Kennedy Center including its chairman and put himself in charge.
The president would be replacing the existing chairman, philanthropist David Rubenstein
In a declaration late Friday on its site, the Kennedy Center said it was mindful of Trump's post. 'We have actually gotten no from the White House regarding changes to our board of trustees,' the declaration said.
'We are aware that some members of our board have gotten termination notices from the administration.'
The Center confirmed that the Chair of trustees has been selected by its board members per governance established in 1958.
It noted that there is absolutely nothing prohibiting Trump from replacing board members but it would mark the first time, 'such action has been taken with the Kennedy Center's board.'
Unlike former Joe Biden and other previous presidents, Trump did not participate in the yearly Kennedy Center Honors events during his very first term, held at the carrying out arts location in Washington's Foggy Bottom area.
Shortly after Trump's post, the Kennedy Center site started experiencing technical problems.
Visitors got a message reading 'We are experiencing high traffic' and were redirected to a 'waiting space' that noted how many hundreds of people were trying to access the website ahead of them.
Trump suggested in his post that he would be executing some changes to the center's efficiency schedule, noting that last year 'the Kennedy Center featured Drag Shows particularly targeting our youth - THIS WILL STOP.'
According to its site, linked.aub.edu.lb the center in July hosted a preshow entitled 'A Drag Salute to Divas' and a November 'Drag Brunch.'
Trump followed up his statement by posting an AI created picture of him as head of the Kennedy Center
In his post, Trump did not clarify which board of trustee members he would be ending besides Rubenstein.
He followed up his announcement by posting an AI produced image of him as head of the Kennedy Center.
The board frequently includes political powerbrokers and major donors, and is presently 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 designated to the Kennedy Center board by President George W. Bush and consequently reappointed by President Barack Obama and Biden.
The current board functions Biden's White House press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, along with Mike Donilon, Biden's longtime ally, and Stephanie Cutter, a previous Obama advisor.
The treasurer of the center's board of trustees is television manufacturer Shonda Rhimes, who hosted fundraisers for Biden before he abandoned his reelection quote last summer season.
The Kennedy Center is a carrying out arts place which hosts around 2,000 efficiencies every year
But the present board likewise includes Trump allies, including Pam Bondi, the brand-new president's just recently confirmed attorney general of the United States, and Lee Greenwood, whose song 'God Bless the USA,' was the informal anthem of Trump's governmental campaign.
During his first term in 2019, Trump announced that he was tapping actor Jon Voight, a longtime supporter, to the board, along with former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who he has selected as US ambassador to Israel this time.
The Kennedy Center is a performing arts place which hosts around 2,000 performances every year.
It was established as a nationwide cultural center by President Eisenhower in 1958 before being renamed in honor of President Kennedy following his assassination.
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Trump Fires Kennedy Center Board and Names himself Chairman
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