The internet is cheering the artists pulling out of Kennedy Center gigs after it turned into another Trump vanity project – 21 standing ovations
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Trump can slap his name on the building, but he can’t force artists to show up and clap.
The Trump-branded Kennedy Center is bleeding artists.
The Cookers, a veteran all-star jazz septet, just pulled their NYE shows. Chuck Redd’s annual Christmas Eve jazz concert is gone too.… pic.twitter.com/Tq9lXUAtXT
— Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline) December 30, 2025
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Shoutout to the musicians refusing to perform at the Kennedy Center for choosing morals over money.
— Brittany Belle (@BrittanyinTexas) December 30, 2025
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Mel Gibson and Victoria Jackson bring Driving Miss Daisy to the Trump-Kennedy Center stage in October 2026. pic.twitter.com/mMkRTrT8Wn
— Rep. Jack Kimble (@RepJackKimble) December 30, 2025
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The magats telling me to "cry more" are sure doing a lot of crying about Hamilton being canceled at the Kennedy Center.
Which will always be The Kennedy Center, the same way it's the Gulf of Mexico.
— MM (@adgirlMM) December 30, 2025
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Richard Grenell who is running the Kennedy Center said he's not bothered by Hamilton canceling because it's "niche" and doesn't have "broad appeal". I wish I had known when I paid $1500 a ticket to take my grandson to the sold out performance first time it came to Phoenix.
— TheRealThelmaJohnson (@TheRealThelmaJ1) December 30, 2025
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If these shows were “losing money” as you claim, why do you care if they cancel? And btw, Chuck Redd — who you threaten to sue — was performing a FREE show at the Ken Cen. No one paid a penny for those tickets. https://t.co/ZnlfLmI1oA
— Pam Fessler (@pamelafessler) December 30, 2025
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Why aren’t the Mar-a-Lago dancers performing at the Trump Kennedy Center for New Year’s Eve? pic.twitter.com/rM9jKC7jln
— Robert the Spruce (@Bufshuf) December 31, 2025
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The Kennedy Center has more cancellations and two Board members quit.
This is what happens when you hijack a prestigious institution and turn into a pile of dog shit.
— Prez (@PrezLives2022) December 30, 2025
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The Trump Admin steals the songs of musicians every day without their permission, but then expects artists to perform at the Kennedy Center.
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) December 31, 2025
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Due to so many cancellations the Kennedy Center has only one show booked for all of next year. Unfortunately it's Kash Patel as Tevye pic.twitter.com/c9c2hmYfSp
— Paul Rudnick (@PaulRudnickNY) December 30, 2025
Still – Trump could always use it for storage.
Trump's found a new use for the empty Kennedy Center pic.twitter.com/EcR1ZO0n7K
— Paul Rudnick (@PaulRudnickNY) December 30, 2025
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