Report: Kennedy Center Sales Have Decreased Under Trump Leadership

Published NOV 4

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Report: Kennedy Center Sales Have Decreased Under Trump Leadership

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Above: President Donald Trump speaks at the Kennedy Center on Aug. 13, 2025. Image credit: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

The Spin

Pro-Trump narrative

It's sad to see the mainstream media politicizing the changes made at the Kennedy Center in a negative light rather than highlighting the successes that have taken place under new management. The center achieved a balanced budget for the first time in decades and has raised tens of millions of dollars. Every show since February has either made money or broke even, proving that rejecting woke programming for popular shows works.

Richard Grenell on X

Houman David Hemmati on X

Anti-Trump narrative

Trump's Kennedy Center takeover has been a financial disaster with ticket sales plummeting to pandemic-era lows. This is the worst attendance crisis since COVID-19 and the center now risks losing its 40,000-donor foundation as Trump's divisive cultural agenda drives away both audiences and contributors who form the backbone of arts funding. This is yet another failure by a president who falsely claims to be a great businessman.

Mike Sington on X The New Republic