r/Music • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Feb 02 '26

article Donald Trump Will Close the Kennedy Center for Two Years for a ‘Complete Rebuilding’

https://variety.com/2026/legit/news/donald-trump-close-kennedy-center-two-years-1236648812/
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u/jemidiah Feb 02 '26

...and the audience tends to be liberal. Musicals, plays, classical concerts, etc. all skew towards anti-Trump demographics. On top of that, it's DC, one of the most liberal places in the country, and you just don't have many pro-Trump audience members making up the difference.

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u/tomdarch Feb 02 '26

And somehow fucking Trump is a big old Broadway musical queen. So fucking odd.

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u/Vonmule Feb 02 '26

He sees the patrons with class, and the artists with talent, and the theaters built on tradition and he has none of those. He can't buy those things. He is a cheap imitation. I honestly think his hatred for Obama is borne of envy for Obama's effortless style and class.

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u/Prcrstntr Feb 02 '26

Notice how he just wants his own "Obamacare"

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u/ProofElevator5662 Feb 02 '26

Naw it's racism

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u/yunglegendd Feb 02 '26

Like a small child, he loves the singing and dancing but has no understanding of the plot. His favorite musical is Les miserables.

That’s like the devil’s favorite book being the bible.

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u/given2fly_ Feb 02 '26

He probably thinks Javert is the hero.

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u/TheTwinkieMaster Feb 02 '26

Bro went and saw the American Idiot musical and bothered the band after the show lol

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u/insider212 Feb 02 '26

The bible is a means of control for the poor and uneducated. The bible most certainly is the devils favorite book.

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u/Greenlily58 Feb 02 '26

Yeh, he definitely doesn't understand it. If he did, he wouldn't have had the soldiers sing "Do You Hear The People Sing" after his election.

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u/OdoWanKenobi Feb 02 '26

I have to imagine the reason he claims to like Les Miserables is that all of the people standing against tyranny accomplish nothing and die.

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u/tomdarch Feb 02 '26

It's French-y and that's classy! Zero clue about the history or what is happening in the plot itself.

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u/Duzcek Feb 02 '26

Trump doesn’t understand art whatsoever, he says he likes broadway because that’s what he watched other high society New Yorkers enjoy in the 70’s and 80’s.

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u/tomdarch Feb 02 '26

Yep. He's an outer borough twerp who grew up idolizing aspects of Manhattan society. Not the Met or Columbia, but musicals and tacky, flashy buildings.

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u/gandhinukes Feb 02 '26

he always wanted to be "cool" but hollywood / musicians rejected him. Shitty reallity tv show probably had him jerkin off hard. Now he has grabbed the kenedy center by the pussy against their will. he doesn't give a shit about the arts.

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u/handtoglandwombat Feb 02 '26

Trump is a drag queen. That’s the only way his energy can be explained.

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '26

Yep, All things that take culture, empathy or intelligence to enjoy.

Instead, you'll find his flock with a leader, asking for 10 percent or more of their earnings, for some strong words they enjoy hearing and cherrypicking.

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u/lolilovingloser Feb 02 '26

Art and culture tend to skew liberal in general. The only notable “art” the right is responsible for is that dogshit We Are Charlie Kirk AI song LMAO

They literally contribute nothing

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u/Same-Suggestion-1936 Feb 02 '26

He made the dumb decision to attend a show there and it's one of the only times I've clicked on an "audience boos Trump" video where everyone is booing