Broadway veteran calls for the Kennedy Center to blow up after Trump buys it
Broadway veteran Patty Lepon was attacked by the president Donald Trump In an overhaul of the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, DC and an interview released Monday, they asked the building to “blow up.”
In February, Trump fired Kennedy Center board members, including the president and chairman, replacing them with Pro Trump figures, and then appointed chairman as chairman.
In a post on Truth Social that announced the change, Trump vowed to turn the Center for Performing Arts “again” by removing board members who did not share his administration’s “vision.” The Golden Age In the arts and culture. “Trump said that drugs “target” children are an example of programming at the Kennedy Center and ends under his leadership.
His actions sparked a backlash in the theatrical and cinema worlds, with multiple artists resigning from their roles or canceling upcoming performances at the Kennedy Center in protest.
President Donald Trump at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC (Getty Images)
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Lupone, 76, slapped Trump’s acquisition With a new comment to New Yorker writer Michael Schulman.
“She’s even more angry in other parts of the country.” Shulman wrote. “She told me many times that the Trumpized Kennedy Center was supposed to explode.” ”
Lupone also told the outlet that the Trump administration wanted “leave New York alone.” She has been an outspoken critic of Trump for many years.
Actress Patty Lepon was hit by the change to the Kennedy Center by the Trump administration in a new interview. (Reuters/Gary Harshawn)
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Ahead of the 2020 election, Rupone said she was considering it. Move to Ireland If Trump wins.
At the 2017 Tony Awards Red Carpet, she said she wouldn’t perform for Trump if she came to one of the shows “Because I hate my mother.”
Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell condemned Lupone’s comments in a statement to Fox News Digital.
“The far left has transformed into violent extremists, which is completely unacceptable, from the same people who advocate for tolerance and diversity. Everyone should blame these extremists,” Grenell said.
lupone did not respond immediately to requests for comments from Fox News Digital.
Broadway actress Patty Lepon reportedly asked the Kennedy Center to “explode” in a new interview with New Yorkers. President Trump recently made major changes to the Center for the Performing Arts. (Getty Images)
White House Deputy Secretary Anna Kelly told Fox News Digital, “President Trump cares deeply about American art and culture, and why he is revitalizing historic institutions like the Kennedy Center to original greatness.”
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