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Joanna Dee Das, Associate Professor of Dance, Washington University in St. Louis

The problem with Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center isn’t the possibility of ‘Cats’

Donald Trump visits the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on March 17, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

When President Donald Trump announced that he was assuming control of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, he described the move as a triumph over “wokey” programming. He subsequently fired the 17 board members appointed by President Joe Biden and installed himself as chairman.

Some critics have reacted to the move by suggesting Trump doesn’t understand art.

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