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Feinstein Slams Trump for Censorship of Arts Events

5/11/2025

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Michael Feinstein passionately condemned President Trump's control over the Kennedy Center, pointing to the troubling cancellation of LGBTQ-themed events. He raised alarms about potential government censorship in the arts and called for public resistance. The administration's dismissal of the Librarian of Congress and cuts to National Endowment for the Arts grants further threaten the fabric of U.S. cultural institutions.

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Michael Feinstein passionately condemned President Trump's control over the Kennedy Center, pointing to the troubling cancellation of LGBTQ-themed events. He raised alarms about potential government censorship in the arts and called for public resistance. The administration's dismissal of the Librarian of Congress and cuts to National Endowment for the Arts grants further threaten the fabric of U.S. cultural institutions.