The New Council elects the President of Trump President of Kennedy Center – Public Radio in South Carolina

President Trump is the new chairman of the John F. Kennedy Performing Arts Center, following the President’s President’s promise last weekS He publishes the following On the Social Media Platform Truth Social on Wednesday afternoon.

“President Donald J. Trump was just unanimously elected chairman of the Kennedy prestigious Center in Washington, Colombia, the president said:” It’s a great honor for me to be chairman of the Kennedy Center, especially with this incredible trustee. We will make the center of Kennedy a very special and exciting place! ”

Trump was chosen by advice that excludes 18 Democratic appointed Clear by President last week. The new members of the board, according to a statement from the Kennedy Center, include the wife of Vice President, Usa Vance, as well as Susie Wills, Dan Skavino, Alison Lynutni, Linda Lomangino, Mindi Levin, Pamela Gross, John Falconeti, Cherry Lyats, Sergio Gore, Emilia Emilia May Fandzhul, Patricia Douggan and Dana Bloomberg.

In a statement sent to NPR noting her departure, former Kennedy Deborah President Rutter said partly:

“The goal of Kennedy’s center is to deal with our namesake by serving as a beacon for the world and ensuring that our work reflects America. I depart my position, proud of everything we have achieved to meet this ambition. From the art of our stages For the students we have affected in the classrooms in America, everything we have done in the center of Kennedy was referring to the uplifting of the human spirit in the service of strengthening the culture of our great nation.

“I have been motivated throughout my life by the basic values ​​of America – freedom, equality and deep faith in the American dream. The main thing of our American experience is the artistic expression. Artists show the range of emotions of life – the highest heights of joy and depth of Heavy despair.

“Like our very democracy, the artistic expression must be educated, encouraged, prioritized and protected. This is not a passive endeavor; in fact there is no more clear sign of American democracy at work than our artists, the work they produce, and the audience” unknown right to active participation. ”

Trump boasted that he had never attended performance in the national cultural center of the country. He Missed the Kennedy Center’s honors in 2018.Traditionally, they were present by sitting presidents. Some of the honorable this year vocally criticized his leadership and politics, including singer Cher and the theater artist Lin-Manuel Miranda.

On Monday, longtime ally, Richard Graln, was appointed as a temporary executive director.

For more than a decade, the Board of the Kennedy Center is led by philanthropist David M. Rubenstein, who postponed retirement until next year and said to New York Times That he believes he is on friendly terms with the president. Until recently, the 36-member council was significantly bilateral, with members separating equally between Republicans and Democrats. Several were appointed by President Biden shortly before he withdrew; They included the former White House press secretary Karin Jean-Pierre and his longtime assistant and advisor Mike Donilon.

Board members are appointed to six years and usually these conditions are fulfilled. The management of the center of Kennedy turned to the legitimacy of Trump’s actions in a statement on Friday.

“According to the management of the Congress Congress in 1958, the chairman of the board is appointed by members of the center,” the statement said. “There is nothing in the statute that will prevent a new administration from replacing members of the Council; however, this will be the first time such actions have been taken with the board of the center of Kennedy.”

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