Trump: ‘We Ended the Woke Political Programming and We’re Restoring the Kennedy Center as the Premier Venue for Performing Arts’

Trump A few short ░░░░░░░░ ago I became chairman ░░░░░░░░ the Kennedy Center and ░░░░░░░░ completely reversed it We ░░░░░░░░ what was happening We ░░░░░░░░ the woke political programming ░░░░░░░░ we re restoring the ░░░░░░░░ Center as the premier ░░░░░░░░ for performing arts anywhere ░░░░░░░░ the country anywhere in ░░░░░░░░ world This has the ░░░░░░░░ to be anywhere in ░░░░░░░░ world We re going ░░░░░░░░ make it something that ░░░░░░░░ can t even believe ░░░░░░░░ have some unbelievable plans ░░░░░░░░ ultimately it s about ░░░░░░░░ talent you get though ░░░░░░░░ know you can have ░░░░░░░░ beautiful you can have ░░░░░░░░ beautiful building You can ░░░░░░░░ nice marble walls You ░░░░░░░░ have nicely done columns ░░░░░░░░ I was saying But ░░░░░░░░ you don t have ░░░░░░░░ talent on the stage ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ the best talent in ░░░░░░░░ world To that end ░░░░░░░░ world renowned musical Les ░░░░░░░░ had a phenomenal five ░░░░░░░░ sold out run this ░░░░░░░░ It beat projected revenues ░░░░░░░░ 35 percent And we ░░░░░░░░ raised over 10 million ░░░░░░░░ private funds from a ░░░░░░░░ of generous donors And ░░░░░░░░ closed the 26 million ░░░░░░░░ shortfall that they had ░░░░░░░░ before we got here ░░░░░░░░ with the help of ░░░░░░░░ we secured the critical ░░░░░░░░ necessary to rebuild the ░░░░░░░░ and to we re ░░░░░░░░ to get all brand ░░░░░░░░ highest level seats magnificent ░░░░░░░░ And it s going ░░░░░░░░ be all new We ░░░░░░░░ have taken the existing ░░░░░░░░ and do a little ░░░░░░░░ job a little fabric ░░░░░░░░ it s not the ░░░░░░░░ thing So we ll ░░░░░░░░ taking out next season ░░░░░░░░ of the seats will ░░░░░░░░ taken out The room ░░░░░░░░ being completely rebuilt And ░░░░░░░░ just want to thank ░░░░░░░░ Republicans in the Senate ░░░░░░░░ by Lindsey in that ░░░░░░░░ Lindsey was very much ░░░░░░░░ s a big fan ░░░░░░░░ this building And they ░░░░░░░░ a record 257 million ░░░░░░░░ s going to go ░░░░░░░░ renovations that the building ░░░░░░░░ needs And all of ░░░░░░░░ exterior is going to ░░░░░░░░ incredible It s going ░░░░░░░░ be exciting.”