Watch: Trump Speaks at Kennedy Center Board Meeting, Vows to ‘Fix It Up’

Trump fired several members of the Kennedy Center’s board of trustees in February, saying he would make the “American jewel” great again and noting, “Just last year, the Kennedy Center featured Drag Shows specifically targeting our youth — THIS WILL STOP.” The president named Richard Grenell as interim executive director.

Leftists have decried Trump’s moves to depoliticize the Kennedy Center, with actress Issa Rae, Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, and others canceling appearances. Drag queens have held protests outside the Kennedy Center after their performances were canceled, and Vice President JD Vance and his family were booed recently when they attended.

President Donald Trump on Monday toured the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., as self-appointed chairman, vowing “we’re going to fix it up.”

Trump, who replaced several board members in February, said he was “disappointed” with how the how the federal government-owned building looked although it underwent a $250 million expansion project in 2019.

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