Kennedy Center says it has received ‘no official communications from the White House’ after Trump appoints himself as chairman
In a post made on social media Friday night, President Donald Trump said he would fire members of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts board of trustees and appoint himself as chairman.
Trump Says He Will Dismiss Kennedy Center Board Members and Install Himself as Chair
The move by the president, whose authority to make the changes was not clear, is the latest attempt to bring a Washington institution under his control.
Trump says he’s firing Kennedy Center board of trustees members and naming himself chairman
President Donald Trump says he's firing members of the board of trustees for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and naming himself chairman.
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Trump, 78, said a new board that supports his “Golden Age in Arts and Culture” will be established, while blasting Washington’s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for previously
Kennedy Center responds to Trump's announcement that he's taking over as chairman
As of Friday night, the performing arts organization said they had not heard directly from the White House, but were aware of termination notices sent.
What is the Kennedy Center? Can Trump make himself chairman?
The Kennedy Center is run by a 36-member board of trustees appointed by the sitting president, as decreed in the legislation that established it. Each trustee serves a six-year term, meaning that the current board includes some trustees appointed by Trump as well as President Joe Biden.
Trump’s Conquest of the Kennedy Center Is Accelerating
Donald Trump’s hostile takeover of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is moving quickly. On Friday night, Kennedy Center President Deborah Rutter informed board members that some of their colleagues had already received termination notices from the administration.
Trump plans to name himself chair of Kennedy Center, fire board members
The president announced Friday that he would remove multiple board members, including the Chairman, who do not share his vision for a "Golden Age in Arts and Culture."
Trump says he will fire Kennedy Center board members, appoint himself chairman
Trump did not attend prominent events during his administration. The move comes as his directives have begun to force changes at Washington’s cultural institutions.
Trump targets Kennedy Center in culture war
President Donald Trump has fired several members of the board of trustees for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and make himself the center's chairman.
Trump says he’ll be new Kennedy Center chair after dismissing trustees
The president had an at-times contentious relationship with Washington's iconic theater during his first term.
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