Donald Trump is not only upending American governance; he also intends to wield cultural influence. So he is taking on an unusual presidential side gig, as chairman of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

The president solidified his grip on the performing arts complex as the center’s longtime president, Deborah F. Rutter, was fired.

President Trump is changing the composition of the Kennedy Center's board — and wants to change the types of performances the center shows.

The center has since canceled performances by the touring children’s musical “Finn” and a planned concert featuring the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, D.C. Although Trump has said that the Kennedy Center overhaul is part of his overall campaign against “woke” culture,

What will a thin-skinned showman do with an institution central to Washington’s cultural life? One expectation is more country music.