The cultural center has actually ended up being the latest institution to find itself in the president's crosshairs.

Trump mentioned that he would be taking over shows at the center specifically to put an end to occasions including entertainers in drag.

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

'I have actually chosen to immediately terminate several people from the Board of Trustees, consisting of the Chairman, who do not share our Vision for a Golden Age in Arts and Culture.

'We will quickly announce a new Board, with an incredible Chairman, DONALD J. TRUMP!'

The president would be changing the existing chairman, benefactor David Rubenstein.

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

The president would be changing the present chairman, benefactor David Rubenstein

In a statement late Friday on its site, the Kennedy Center said it understood Trump's post. 'We have gotten no main communications from the White House regarding modifications to our board of trustees,' the statement said.

'We understand that some members of our board have gotten termination notifications from the administration.'

The Center validated that the Chair of trustees has actually been selected by its board members per governance established 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 former presidents, Trump did not attend the annual Kennedy Center Honors events during his very first term, held at the carrying out arts location in Washington's Foggy Bottom community.

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 room' that listed the number of numerous people were trying to access the site ahead of them.

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

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

Trump followed up his announcement by posting an AI produced image 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 announcement by posting an AI created image of him as head of the Kennedy Center.

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

Rubenstein was 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 subsequently reappointed by President Barack Obama and bybio.co Biden.

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

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

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

But the current board also features Trump allies, including Pam Bondi, the brand-new president's recently verified attorney general of the United States, and Lee Greenwood, whose tune 'God Bless the USA,' was the unofficial anthem of Trump's governmental campaign.

During his first term in 2019, Trump revealed that he was tapping actor Jon Voight, a long time supporter, to the board, together with former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, asteroidsathome.net who he has actually selected as US ambassador to Israel this time.

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

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

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