Donald Trump’s Kennedy Center Visit: POTUS Promises “Really Good Shows” And Broadway Hits But Says “I Never Liked ‘Hamilton’ Very Much”
On his visit to the Kennedy Center this afternoon, the arts institution’s new chairman of the board, President Donald Trump, was asked by a reporter why it was so important for him to spend his time with the venue and on its lineup. “You have so much on your plate. Why come here today?” the […]
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On his visit to the Kennedy Center this afternoon, the arts institution’s new chairman of the board, President Donald Trump, was asked by a reporter why it was so important for him to spend his time with the venue and on its lineup.
“You have so much on your plate. Why come here today?” the reporter asked.
Trump answered, “This represents a very important part of D.C., and actually our country, and I think it’s important to make sure that our country is good shape and is represented well. When people look at this — I’ve been hearing for a long time that they come here, and they’re disappointed when they come here. We want them to be excited.”
Related Stories PoliticsDonald Trump To Visit Kennedy Center Amid Report He Will Assert More Control Over Who Is HonoredJust a couple of weeks into his presidency, Trump seized control of the Kennedy Center and ensured that he was named chairman. He became the first president to do so, putting him in a position to not only have a say in its programming, but potentially who will be selected when it comes to the annual Kennedy Center Honors.
Watch on DeadlineTrump weighed in on the Kennedy Center selections, which he has previously labeled too woke. After his takeover, a number of artists have canceled shows, including the producers of Hamilton, due for a run next year.
“I never liked ‘Hamilton’ very much,” Trump said. “I never liked it. But we are going to have some really good shows. Come here and watch it, and you will see over a period of time it will improve very greatly physically, and we’re going to get some very good shows. The thing that does well as Broadway hits.”
The Kennedy Center, as Trump noted, already has some on its schedule, in place since before the takeover. That includes Les Misérables.
Trump complained of the physical structure of the Kennedy Center, as well as an expansion that was made in recent years.
“They built these rooms that nobody’s going to use, rooms underground, and I’ve often wondered, what are the big cubes they have outside that block the view?” Trump said. He also complained that the columns that front the center are “supposed to be covered by something, whether it’s marble or granite or whatever. Bring it into more modern times.”
He also complained of union rules at the center.
“Lee Greenwood wanted to sing a little song today, and because of the cost in the union structure for him to sing a song just for the board, just the board meeting, it was going to cost $30,000. They wanted $30,000 just to move a piano. So you can’t have that.”
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