With the line between ‘art’ and ‘entertainment’ blurred, Trump’s Kennedy Center seeks to give its audiences a bit of both.
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President Donald Trump gestures stands at the presidential box at the Kennedy Center, in Washington, D.C., March 17, 2025.
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What are the arts for? Or, rather, who are the arts for? At Trump’s Kennedy Center, the arts are for normie Americans. And that’s not a bad thing.
On Wednesday, Trump announced the 48th Kennedy Center Honorees. Trump said he was “98 percent involved” in selecting the honorees: George Strait, Michael Crawford, Sylvester Stallone, Gloria Gaynor, and KISS. The five selected all share one trait — they’re household names (for Trump’s generation, at least).
About the Author
Kayla Bartsch is a former William F. Buckley Jr. Fellow in Political Journalism at National Review.
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What are the arts for? Or, rather, who are the arts for? At Trump’s Kennedy Center, the arts are for normie Americans. And that’s not a bad thing.
On Wednesday, Trump announced the 48th Kennedy Center Honorees. Trump said he was “98 percent involved” in selecting the honorees: George Strait, Michael Crawford, Sylvester Stallone, Gloria Gaynor, and KISS. The five selected all share one trait — they’re household names (for Trump’s generation, at least).
About the Author
Kayla Bartsch is a former William F. Buckley Jr. Fellow in Political Journalism at National Review.
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