After installing himself as Board President of the Kennedy Center, President Donald J. Trump has admitted that he does not attend the Kennedy Center.

On his way to the Super Bowl, Trump took questions from reporters with one reporter asking, “Why do you want to be chairman of the Kennedy Center board?”

The President said, “I want to make sure it runs properly. We don’t need woke at the Kennedy Center. We don’t need…some of the shows were terrible, they’re a disgrace that they were even put on. So I’ll be there until such time as it gets to be running right.”

The reporter followed up by asking him, “Have you seen any shows there?” 

Trump immediately responded noting, “No, I don’t go. I got reports they were so bad, that I didn’t want to…I didn’t want to go. There is nothing I wanted to see.” 

The news comes after Trump, convicted for 34 felonies, announced via Truth Social that he would become the Board President.  He said, “At my direction, we are going to make the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., GREAT AGAIN. I have decided to immediately terminate multiple individuals from the Board of Trustees, including the Chairman, who do not share our Vision for a Golden Age in Arts and Culture.” He added, “We will soon announce a new Board, with an amazing Chairman, DONALD J. TRUMP!””

Reporter: Why do you want to be chairman of Kennedy Center board?

Trump: Some of the shows were terrible. They were a disgrace.

Reporter: Have you seen any shows there?

Trump: No, I didn’t go. pic.twitter.com/Jxwb9ulRfv

— Acyn (@Acyn) February 10, 2025

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