President Donald Trump introduced on Fact Social Wednesday that he was “just unanimously elected Chairman of the Board of the prestigious Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.”
He then proceeded to quote himself calling it a “Great Honor.”
Who precisely voted “unanimously” for Trump? The Kennedy Middle’s new “amazing Board of Trustees,” which stays a thriller since Trump introduced final week that he’ll fireplace everybody and “soon announce a new Board, with an amazing Chairman, DONALD J. TRUMP!”
That is the primary time a president has eliminated the predecessor’s board members as a way to set up himself as chair, in keeping with the Washington Publish.
On Monday, Trump named faux information purveyor Richard Grenell to guide the Kennedy Middle. Grenell has an extended and storied scumbag historical past from Trump’s first administration and past.
Deborah F. Rutter, who has served because the Kennedy Middle’s president since 2014, reportedly informed employees that she can be leaving instantly, regardless of beforehand saying she deliberate to remain by the tip of 2025.
Singer/songwriter Ben Folds additionally introduced his resignation from his position as an inventive adviser to the Nationwide Symphony Orchestra.
“Given developments at the Kennedy Center, effective today I am resigning as artistic advisor to the NSO. Not for me,” he wrote in an Instagram publish. “It’s been a wonderful 8 years working with Kennedy Center President Deb Rutter, fellow artistic advisor Renee Fleming, and the entire NSO staff, encouraging thousands of fresh new audiences to appreciate symphonic music. Mostly, and above all, I will miss the musicians of our nation’s symphony orchestra – just the best!”
This isn’t the primary time Trump has stirred up drama on the Kennedy Middle. In 2017, Trump refused to attend the Kennedy Middle Honors after honorees like Regular Lear selected to not attend the ceremonial White Home reception.
No matter finally ends up occurring with the Kennedy Middle’s new board, prepare to listen to numerous “God Bless the USA” as sung by Bible salesman Lee Greenwood.
