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Rhiannon Giddens Cancels Kennedy Center Concert After Trump Board Takeover
Rhiannon Giddens has relocated her Kennedy Center show to a different venue amid Donald Trump's takeover of the institution's board. Get the details.
Rhiannon Giddens is joining a number of other artists in taking a stand against Donald Trump ‘s Kennedy Center takeover, with the singer-songwriter announcing Tuesday (Feb. 25) that she’s relocating her upcoming show to a different venue amid the president’s controversial changes. The new board then elected Trump as its new chairman, after which the POTUS shared his plans on Truth Social to put an end to programming “targeting our youth,” specifically naming drag performances as a so-called example. The consequences of Trump’s promise have already taken effect in the weeks since, with the Kennedy Center recently canceling the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington’s scheduled Pride Month performance at the venue.
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