President Trump visited the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, marking his first time since recently taking control by appointing himself as chair of the board. This drastic change involved dismissing Biden-era appointees and is set to reshape the institution's governance. During the board meeting, Trump aimed to assert greater control over the Kennedy Center Honors, including the power to influence artist selections, a departure from decades of nonpartisan processes. This move is seen as an indication of Trump's intentions to have more influence in cultural programming at the center.
Mr. Trump made himself chairman of the center's board last month after dismissing all of the Biden-era appointees, upending a bipartisan tradition that had endured for decades.
Mr. Trump planned to push through a resolution giving him more oversight of the selection of artists and performers recognized at the annual Kennedy Center Honors program.
The awards ceremony, an annual star-studded gala that is televised on CBS, is the institution's most important fund-raiser of the year.
Since the program began in 1978, honorees have been chosen without White House interference.
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