Drag performers lead DC protest against Trump’s Kennedy Center takeover
Hundreds of demonstrators, led by drag performers, marched from Washington Circle to the Kennedy Center in D.C. on Saturday, March 8, to protest US President Donald Trump’s takeover of the institution and his appointment of administration officials as its programming chiefs.
In February, just weeks after taking office, Trump fired the Kennedy Center’s president, replaced its board of trustees, and named himself chairman — effectively seizing control of the renowned cultural institution, home to the National Symphony Orchestra, the Washington National Opera, and the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors.
Before the march, drag king and protest organizer Lord Henry emphasized the event’s goal of reinstating queer programming at the center.
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