The president took issue with "drag shows specifically targeting our youth" after the venue hosted several drag brunches and events in 2024.

The president said he had removed the chairman David Rubenstein, saying he did not “share our vision for a Golden Age in Arts and Culture."

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed Colleen Shogan, the Archivist of the United States, and announced plans to shake up the board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in his latest moves to upend institutions in Washington.