Trump, Kennedy Center and Les Misérables
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The mixed reception reflected the heightened emotions unleashed by his overhaul of the cultural center and use of executive power.
The president was unable answer a simple question about the musical—despite claiming he’s seen it a number of times.
Ticket sales are down amid Trump’s planned overhaul of national arts center, which includes ‘common sense’ programming, a prayer wall and refurbished decor; $2 million gold-tier fundraiser.
Donald Trump filled its board of trustees with loyalists and declared himself its “amazing Chairman.” On June 11, he is set to celebrate the dawn of what he has called a “Golden Age in Arts and Culture” by attending a Kennedy Center performance of one of his favorite musicals,