Too woke for him the Kennedy Center? Trump finally takes the reins of the Washington cultural institution

The President of the United States Donald Trump welcomed on Wednesday of having been appointed head of the board of directors of Kennedy Center, renowned cultural center of the capital Washington, which he had vehemently criticized in recent days, promising that this place would not be “woke”.

« It is a great honor to be president of Kennedy Center »was delighted Donald Trump on his Truth Social network, appointed by a new Loyal Board of Directors to the Republican. Friday, the former real estate developer announced the dismissal of several members of the board of directors who, according to him, “Do not share our vision for a golden age of the arts and culture ». « We will soon announce a new advice, with a formidable president, Donald J. Trump »had written the American president.

On Truth Social, he said on Wednesday that he was unanimously elected members of the Board of Directors, whom he had reworked. In a statement, the Kennedy Center confirmed its election and also announced the dismissal of the institution’s president, Deborah Rutter.

The Kennedy Center board of directors is now made up of 31 members, 14 of which announced today, according to the cultural center. Among them, Donald Trump but also several of his relatives like his chief of staff Susie Wiles, the wife of his vice-president USHA Vance or Dan Scavino, former advisor.

This is the first time that an American president has taken the lead of the board of directors of Kennedy Center. In recent days, Donald Trump has sketched out the reasons which pushed him to win at the head of this cultural institution appointed in honor of the former Democratic president, John Fitzerald Kennedy.

« Just last year, the Kennedy Center presented a drag queens show specifically aimed »did he echo, in echo one of his battle horses, the denunciation of what he calls the « Woke ideologies ». « We took control of the Kennedy Center. We did not like what he presented »told Donald Trump on Monday journalists. « We will make sure that it is good and it will not be woke »he continued.

A true cultural institution, the Kennedy Center, a huge white building housed on the edge of the Potomac river, welcomes 2 million visitors per year as well as more than 2,200 performances and exhibitions. Offering opera, theater or other productions, Kennedy Center is also the cradle of the National Symphonic Orchestra. After the election of Donald Trump, the musician Ben Folds, artistic advisor of the orchestra, announced his resignation.