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Trump Attends Les Misérables at Kennedy Center After Arts Leadership Shake-Up

The Les Misérables performance serves as a big fundraiser for the center, with ticket prices reaching as high as $2 million.
Trump Attends Les Misérables at Kennedy Center After Arts Leadership Shake-Up
President Donald Trump (L) and First Lady Melania Trump arrive to attend the opening night of "Les Miserables" at the Kennedy Center in Washington on June 11, 2025. Alex wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
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WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump is attending a performance of Les Misérables on June 11 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, a cultural institution he has sharply criticized in the past for promoting “woke” programming.

“We’ve seen it a number of times. It’s fantastic,” Trump told reporters as he walked in with First Lady Melania Trump. “We have others coming—other great ones are coming.”

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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