Attendance of vice-president – who once disbelieved that people listened to classical music for pleasure – strikes sour note at Kennedy Center in light of Maga takeover

Summary

JD Vance was loudly booed at a National Symphony Orchestra concert in Washington, delaying the start by 25 minutes due to security checks.

The backlash follows Trump’s hostile takeover of the Kennedy Center, where he appointed Vance’s wife, Usha, to the board and removed trustees.

Resistance to the changes has grown, with artists canceling performances and protests over cuts to LGBTQ+ programming.

Vance, a vocal cultural conservative, has criticized “woke” influences in the arts, while Trump vowed to eliminate “anti-American propaganda” from the institution.

  • FreeRangeMustard@lemm.eeEnglish
    33·
    10 hours ago

    You think people like him feel ashamed? Like do they have trouble falling asleep because they’re worried about all the hate they’re getting? Or leaving the house not knowing if they’re getting shamed again? I’d really like to know what is going on in his cabbage patch kid shaped head.

    • Fandangalo@lemmy.world
      28·
      10 hours ago

      Being charitable, I assume he believes he has a moral / holy halo around him, that he’s doing “the right thing” and “they don’t understand.”

      Being less charitable, he probably masturbates to it.