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(NewsNation) — President Donald Trump is acceptable to sojourn the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts connected Wednesday to denote this year's honorees and uncover plans for upcoming renovations.
"GREAT Nominees for the TRUMP/KENNEDY CENTER, whoops, I mean, KENNEDY CENTER, AWARDS," Trump said connected societal media.
The president, who did not be performances astatine the halfway during his archetypal term, fired the center's committee of trustees and the erstwhile seat earlier appointing himself arsenic a replacement.
Trump's late-night announcement took unit by surprise, NPR reported, and it's not wide whether Trump volition instrumentality to the contented of nominating surviving artists, having antecedently floated names similar Elvis Presley.
In his societal media post, Trump besides referred to carnal changes astatine the center, touting a "top level of luxury and glamour." He did not stock immoderate details, though helium has shown a chiseled benignant penchant successful erstwhile renovations.
During his clip successful the White House, Trump has focused connected bringing his ain aesthetic to the historical building, embellishing decor with golden and announcing plans to physique a Mar-a-Lago-like ballroom successful the country presently utilized to location the archetypal lady's staff.
Trump has besides steered the performing arts halfway toward much conservative-leaning content, including Christian-focused shows.
Since helium took over, summons income person dropped, and immoderate shows, including the Broadway deed "Hamilton," person pulled retired of antecedently planned engagements.
