Trump Unanimously Voted Next Kennedy Center Chairman by Reconstituted Board

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Trump Elected Chair of Kennedy Center as Its President Steps Down

Ms. Rutter said in a statement that it had been the honor of her career to lead the institution, which, in addition to a performing arts center, is a memorial to former President John F. Kennedy.

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Trump Announces He’s Been ‘Unanimously’ Elected Kennedy Center Chairman

The move, which the president announced on his social media site Truth Social, comes after Trump moved to oust members of the organization’s board who had been appointed by his predecessor, Joe Biden.

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Trump Unanimously Elected As Chairman Of Kennedy Center Board

In addition to Trump, other new members of the board include White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, White House deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino, Second Lady Usha Vance, director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office Sergio Gor, and Allison Lutnick, the wife of billionaire Commerce secretary nominee Howard Lutnick.

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How Trump is reshaping the Kennedy Center, moving away from "woke culture"

The White House is filling a number of seats on the board of directors. President Trump is expected to name a new chairman in the next few weeks. The board is also expected to make changes to the way the board is run. The White House says the changes are needed to make the board more efficient.

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Trump elected new chairman of Kennedy Center's board of trustees

President Donald Trump on Wednesday was unanimously elected Chairman of the Board of the Kennedy Center. Trump announced last week that he would be replacing current Chairman David Rubenstein, and that he himself would serve as chairman. Trump said that he was "honored" to be elected chairman, but he did not announce any other new board members.

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New board elects President Trump chair of Kennedy Center

President Trump is the new chair of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He was elected by a board that excluded the 18 Democratic appointees purged by the president last week. New board members include Susie Wiles, Dan Scavino, Allison Lutnick and Patricia Duggan.

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Trump elected chair of the Kennedy Center by newly constituted board

By Jake Tapper, Pamela Brown and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — The newly constituted board of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has

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Trump elected chair of the Kennedy Center by newly constituted board

The president's aggressive push to reshape the Kennedy Center puts the Washington, DC-based performing arts complex in the middle of the culture wars. Trump: "It is a Great Honor to be Chairman of The Kennedy Center, especially with this amazing Board of Trustees" The vote, according to the president, was unanimous.

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Trump elected chairman of Kennedy Center, replaces board with loyalists

Former President Donald Trump elected chairman of Kennedy Center. Trump replaces board with loyalists after removing billionaire David M. Rubenstein. Kennedy Center president Deborah F. Rutter also steps down. Trump has appointed former U.S. ambassador to Germany Richard Gren Gren to the role.

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Donald Trump elected chair of Kennedy Center amid board overhaul

Trump replaces David Rubenstein, a billionaire philanthropist who was appointed to the board in 2005 by President George W. Bush. The Kennedy Center's board has been reshuffled to include almost entirely Trump appointees. It is the first time a president has made such a move since the performing arts center opened in 1971.

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Shonda Rhimes Resigns From Kennedy Center After Donald Trump’s Takeover Of Performing Arts Institution

Shonda Rhimes has resigned from the Kennedy Center board. She had been appointed to the board by President Barack Obama. Ben Folds has also resigned as artistic adviser of the National Symphony Orchestra. Trump ousted board members appointed by Joe Biden, leaving only Trump loyalists on the board.

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New Kennedy Center board elects Trump chair, ousts Rutter as president

President Donald Trump is named chairman of the Kennedy Center board. Former acting director of national intelligence Richard Grenell is made interim president. The board also terminates Deborah Rutter as president. Rutter tearfully tells staff she is leaving the center after the vote. The center's website was updated with several new presidentially appointed trustees.

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Trump made chair of Kennedy Center as its president is fired - The Boston Globe

The center’s longtime president, Deborah F. Rutter, was fired from her position. Richard Grenell, a Trump loyalist who was ambassador to Germany during the first Trump administration, was appointed interim president. Superstar soprano Renée Fleming said she would step down as an artistic adviser to the center.

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Trump elected chairman of Kennedy Center, moving away from 'woke culture'

President Donald Trump is officially chairman of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after a unanimous vote from the board.

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President Donald Trump announces he was unanimously elected chairman of the Kennedy Center

After stating he will terminate Kennedy Center chairman David Rubenstein, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he was unanimously elected as chairman.

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