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Marina Dunbar

Kennedy Center sees ticket sales fall dramatically amid Trump intervention

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Donald Trump stands in the presidential box as he tours the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC on 17 March 2025. Photograph: AP

The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has reportedly seen subscription sales fall by about $1.6m – or roughly 36% – compared with 2024 amid Donald Trump’s having appointed himself to lead the institution.

The center has made less than $2.7m as of the start of June through subscriptions to its theater, dance, classical and other seasons of performances. The center had generated more than $4.4m by this point a year earlier, according to data obtained by the Washington Post.

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