'It will never be the same': How the Kennedy Center got stuck in a cultural quagmire

US President Donald Trump stands in the presidential box as he tours the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, on March 17, 2025. - Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images
When President Donald Trump’s name was ordered removed from the Kennedy Center this spring, it seemed that an opening to move on from his reign over the performing arts center might have emerged.
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