Inside Trump’s Artless Takeover of the Kennedy Center
The latest episode of The Political Scene from The New Yorker examines how Donald Trump’s second-term takeover of the Kennedy Center has transformed the institution into a reflection of his personal aesthetic and political agenda. Host Tyler Foggatt interviews staff writer Katy Waldma
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