WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump is set to attend a performance of Les Misérables on June 11 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, a cultural institution he has sharply criticized in the past for promoting “woke” programming.
In February, Trump overhauled the center’s leadership, replacing the entire board with his appointees. And he succeeded billionaire philanthropist and Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein as the new chair of the center.
The performance of Les Misérables will mark Trump’s first attendance at a show since the leadership change.
“President Trump cares deeply about American arts and culture, which is why he is revitalizing historic institutions like the Kennedy Center to their former greatness,” White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly told The Epoch Times in a statement….