7mo ago

Trump plans to name himself chair of Kennedy Center, fire board members

www.npr.org /2025/02/07/nx-s1-5290263/trump-kennedy-center

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President Trump says he is taking over leadership of the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. He declared himself chairman of Washington D.C.'s long-celebrated cultural institution on Friday. In doing so, he'll replace billionaire philanthropist David Rubenstein, an ally of former President Joe Biden who was set to chair until 2026.
Posting on Truth Social, Trump wrote he was immediately terminating "multiple individuals" from the center's Board of Trustees "who do not share our vision for a Golden Age in Arts and Culture."
Trump said he would soon announce a new board, "with an amazing Chairman, DONALD J. TRUMP!" He also called out the center's programming.
Of all the Nazi things they're doing, this is one of the Naziest. Soon we will start to see public condemnations of degenerate art.
- Dictator Day 1
  
  And 2. 3. 4….
So what rightwing demagogues do we think he's gonna shoehorn in? Maybe Mr. Patel has a Russiagate play?
- Melvin Gibsons?
  
  Our Triumph of the Will will be directed by the guy from Lethal Weapon.
- Kanye West will probably be brought in as assistant creative director
  
  No way, he's too dark.
Did RFK jr give donvict brainworms, or what?
Kennedy Center? What the fuck?
Even the dumbest of magat dumbfucks has to realize this won't do shit for them or their stupid egg prices.
- Even the dumbest of magat dumbfucks has to realize this won’t do shit for them or their stupid egg prices.
  they'll just blame the libs. the reality distortion field is wild.
Well I guess he's got all that spare time now that he's fixed all the problems everywhere. And he is known for having exquisite taste in art and interior design.
(Kinda depressing that I need the /s here, but I'd hate for some magat to come along and agree with me...)
You know what, if he wants to LARP as some big shot theater producer and the folks that run it can bog him down for the next 4 years with set piece construction, music selection, hair and makeup then I say Stay Gold Ponyboy.
The rest of us out here will look forward to your epic monument to yourself while we go back to living our own damned lives.
- It is a sacrifice they are willing to make. I like the way you think.
I had to look this place up. I was not aware the federal government ran a theater. Is this something the president has any legal control over or is he just doing as he pleases?
Ah yes. I see we’re getting to the “let’s declare stuff that isn’t sufficiently propagandistic of me and my views as ‘uncivilized’ and burn it” phase of fascism. Cool cool cool cool cool.
Just fascist things.

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