President Donald Trump has been elected chairman of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts by its newly constituted board of trustees, marking a sweeping leadership shakeup at the Washington-based arts institution.
Trump, who has criticized the center for promoting what he called “anti-American propaganda,” has vowed to realign it with his “vision for a Golden Age of American Arts and Culture.”
“It is a Great Honor to be Chairman of The Kennedy Center, especially with this amazing Board of Trustees,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social after the Feb. 12 vote. “We will make The Kennedy Center a very special and exciting place!”…