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Donald Trump moved from guest and critic to formal chairman of the Kennedy Center’s Board of Trustees early in his second term, a takeover that included firing the institution’s president, installing ...
Turning Point USA’s own governance page lists a five-member Board of Directors in 2025 — Charlie Kirk, David Engelhardt, Doug DeGroote, Mike Miller and Tom Sodeika — and an Honorary Board that include...
Ticket sales and audience attendance at Kennedy Center performances have fallen sharply in the months after the institution was renamed to include President Trump’s name, with multiple news analyses r...
Turning Point USA’s most conspicuous governance change in the 2024–2025 window was the board’s unanimous appointment of Erika Frantzve Kirk as CEO and chair following the public assassination of found...
Claims that fundraising surged after President Trump took control of the Kennedy Center were promoted by the Center’s new leadership—Richard Grenell posted a social-media claim of “record‑breaking” do...
A late‑November 2025 Senate inquiry led by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse alleges the John F. Kennedy Center under President Richard Grenell granted steep rental discounts to non‑arts, politically aligned gr...
A string of performers and companies publicly withdrew from scheduled Kennedy Center engagements in the days after the board affixed President Donald Trump’s name to the venue, with some giving explic...
Official, public Kennedy Center fiscal filings available in the provided reporting do not present a clearly labeled, line‑item amount for "Honors fundraising" for either 2024 or 2025; the Center’s FY2...
The Kennedy Center’s governing board was purged in early 2025 and refilled entirely with trustees appointed by President Donald Trump, who was then elected chair by that new board, a move that removed...
The reported refusals to perform at the White House and affiliated venues in late 2025 occurred in two linked contexts: longstanding artist resistance to appearing for controversial administrations, a...