OAN Staff Sofia Flores
1:17pm – Wednesday, February 12th, 2025
President Donald Trump was unanimously elected by the newly formed Kennedy Center board of directors and became chairman of the Institute.
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In 1964, the center was named as a memorial to the assassination of former Democratic President John F. Kennedy.
On Wednesday, the president shared exciting news about his true social platform – expressing his gratitude. Trump declared that “it is a great honor to be chairman of the Kennedy Center.”
“President Donald J. Trump has just been unanimously elected chairman of the board of directors of the famous Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and the president said: “The Kennedy Center is a very special and exciting place. I'll do it!”
At the time of his announcement, Deborah F. Lutter, longtime president of John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, also informed staff that she had resigned from her position. .
Lutter has been the president of the center since 2014.
“The goal of the Kennedy Center was to respond to our name and act as a beacon of the world and ensure that our work reflected America,” she said. “I leave my position where I am proud of everything we have achieved to meet those ambitions. From the arts of our stage to the students who have made an impact in classrooms across America, Kennedy Everything we did at the Center is to lift the human spirit to strengthen the culture of the great nation.”
The news that Rutter will step down from her post is not so surprising, but as she announced last month that she plans to resign at the end of 2025, the specific timing of the announcement is is.
Additionally, Ben Folds, the lead singer of the 1993 rock band Ben Folds Five, announced that he had resigned from his position. Folds had assumed the role of artistic advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra, which is being overseen by the Center.
“Considering developments at the Kennedy Center, I am effectively resigning today as an NSO's artistic advisor,” Fols wrote on Instagram. “Most of the time, I miss the musicians of our country's symphony orchestra more than anything else. It's the best!”
In addition to Trump, other new members of the board include White House Susie Wills Chief of Staff, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino, Second Lady Usha Vance and Sergio of the White House Presidential Personnel Office. -Wife of Goal Director Allison Luttonick and Howard Luttonick, candidate for Billionaire Commerce Secretary of the Allison.
Trump has been frank in the past about how he doesn't want to showcase productions at the Kennedy Center, which only promotes “awakening culture,” as in the past. 47th The President wants to showcase productions that appeal to a wider audience, not just to the left and liberals.
Earlier in the week, the commander appointed envoy Rick Grenell as interim director of the Kennedy Center. Then on Wednesday, Grenell was chosen as the new president of the Kennedy Center.
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