Trump plans to name himself chair of Kennedy Center, fire board members (www.npr.org)

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[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

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.

[-] PunnyName@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Dictator Day 1

[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

And 2. 3. 4….

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

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.

[-] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

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.

[-] TheCriticalMember@aussie.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago

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...)

[-] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

So what rightwing demagogues do we think he's gonna shoehorn in? Maybe Mr. Patel has a Russiagate play?

[-] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Melvin Gibsons?

[-] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Just fascist things.

[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

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.

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