{"id":43437,"date":"2025-08-13T14:08:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T14:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trump-visits-kennedy-center-and-announces-honorees-today\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T14:08:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T14:08:17","slug":"trump-visits-kennedy-center-and-announces-honorees-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trump-visits-kennedy-center-and-announces-honorees-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump visits Kennedy Center and announces honorees today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>Washington \u2014 <\/em>President Trump is set to visit the Kennedy Center Wednesday where he&#8217;s expected to announce this year&#8217;s Kennedy Center honorees after working to overhaul the D.C. cultural institution in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>The <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/kennedy-center-honors-changes-under-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Kennedy Center<\/a><\/span> previewed the announcement Tuesday, writing in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kencen\/status\/1955318917510889498\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">post<\/a> on X: &#8220;A country music icon, an Englishman, a New York City Rock band, a dance Queen and a multi-billion dollar Actor walk into the Kennedy Center Opera House&#8230;&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In recent months, the president and his allies have broadened their influence over the Kennedy Center. After the White House accused the institution of being &#8220;<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/what-is-the-future-of-the-kennedy-center\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">woke<\/a><\/span>&#8221; and scrutinized its finances earlier this year, Mr. Trump ousted Kennedy Center board members appointed by former President Joe Biden, replacing them with his allies. Soon afterward, the new board replaced the center&#8217;s chairman, David Rubenstein, with Mr. Trump, and Richard Grenell became the Kennedy Center&#8217;s interim president.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/13\/d1e3d58a-d478-4626-bb08-bbcefd99e3eb\/thumbnail\/620x414\/7b6c74894bbbaf0a69dc8208b6cd5fc2\/gettyimages-2205590622.jpg#\" alt=\"President Trump looks down from the Presidential Box in the Opera House at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as he participates in a guided tour and leads a board meeting on March 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. \" height=\"414\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/13\/d1e3d58a-d478-4626-bb08-bbcefd99e3eb\/thumbnail\/620x414\/7b6c74894bbbaf0a69dc8208b6cd5fc2\/gettyimages-2205590622.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/13\/d1e3d58a-d478-4626-bb08-bbcefd99e3eb\/thumbnail\/1240x828\/1688a032293f1abfb776fbd416057d9a\/gettyimages-2205590622.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">File: President Trump looks down from the Presidential Box in the Opera House at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as he participates in a guided tour and leads a board meeting on March 17, 2025 in Washington, DC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Kennedy Center was designated by Congress as a living memorial to President John F. Kennedy in 1964.<\/p>\n<p>Along with efforts to reshape the center&#8217;s governing body and performances, the president outlined during a visit to the famed opera house in March that &#8220;we&#8217;re going to make a lot of changes \u2014 including the seats, the decor \u2014 pretty much everything. It needs a lot of work.&#8221; In July, House Republicans <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/house-republicans-kennedy-centers-opera-house-melania-trump\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">advanced<\/a><\/span> a measure that would rename the Kennedy Center&#8217;s opera house after first lady Melania Trump.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a post on Truth Social Tuesday, Mr. Trump said work is being done to bring the Kennedy Center &#8220;back to the absolute TOP LEVEL of luxury, glamour, and entertainment.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The president, who broke with tradition during his first term by skipping the Honors shows after several award recipients criticized him, touted the &#8220;GREAT Nominees for the TRUMP\/KENNEDY CENTER, whoops, I mean, KENNEDY CENTER, AWARDS.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Kennedy Center Honors, a televised gala, take place annually in December. 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