BY C STONE | STONE NEWS NETWORK
President Trump wasted no time lashing into the Kennedy Center yesterday, firing the entire board of directors and naming himself sole Chairman. He announced this on his Truth Social site last night.
“At my direction, we are going to make the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., GREAT AGAIN. I have decided to immediately terminate multiple individuals from the Board of Trustees, including the Chairman, who do not share our Vision for a Golden Age in Arts and Culture,” Trump wrote on his social media website.
“We will soon announce a new Board, with an amazing Chairman, DONALD J. TRUMP!”
President Trump's issue with this group is the use of people in drag for entertainment. After hearing about the announcement last night, the Kennedy Center said:
The statement continued: “Per the Center’s governance established by Congress in 1958, the chair of the board of trustees is appointed by the Center’s board members. There is nothing in the Center’s statute that would prevent a new administration from replacing board members; however, this would be the first time such action has been taken with the Kennedy Center’s board.”
People who performed drag have accused President Trump of targeting them.
“This is about who gets to exist in public spaces and whose stories get to be told on America’s stage,” said Blaq Dinamyte, president of Qommittee, a national network of drag artists and allies. “Banning an entire art form is censorship, plain and simple. Americans don’t have to agree on everything, but we should be able to speak our minds and perform our art without bans, retaliation, or intimidation.”
President Trump finished his post by stating:
“The Kennedy Center featured Drag Shows specifically targeting our youth — THIS WILL STOP.”
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