The move by the president, whose authority to make the changes was not clear, is the latest attempt to bring a Washington institution under his control.

President Donald Trump says he is firing members of the board of trustees for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and naming himself chairman. He also indicated that he would be

President Trump announced plans Friday to fire board members for the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and install himself as its chairman. "At my direction, we are going to make the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., GREAT AGAIN," Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social.

The president had an at-times contentious relationship with Washington's iconic theater during his first term.

Trump did not attend prominent events during his administration. The move comes as his directives have begun to force changes at Washington’s cultural institutions.

The president intends to replace members of the institution’s board as he adopts a more aggressive approach toward the arts.

President Donald Trump has fired several members of the board of trustees for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and make himself the center's chairman.

In a post made on social media Friday night, President Donald Trump said he would fire members of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts board of trustees and appoint himself as chairman.

A spokesperson for the Kennedy Center did not respond to a request for comment. The White House press office sent a link to Trump’s social-media post in response to a request for comment.

The president announced Friday that he would remove multiple board members, including the Chairman, who do not share his vision for a "Golden Age in Arts and Culture."

President Donald Trump announced his intention to appoint himself chair of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The org says it has 'received no official communications' about Trump's plan.