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Trump's Kennedy Center stunt is only the beginning

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There is no facet of American life that President Donald Trump hasn’t touched in the past year. That includes the art world – even when Trump isn’t the subject.

In the past several months, Trump has taken over the Kennedy Center, having himself elected chair by the organization’s board and putting his name on the institution in December. This has resulted in artists canceling performances and other events at the center, from a Christmas Eve jazz concert to a gala hosted by “Wicked” composer Stephen Schwartz.

This, alongside the dissolution of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and Trump’s threats directed toward the

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