From Shonda Rhimes to Issa Rae and more, Black creatives have been reeling in the wake of Trump taking over the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. As it turns out, the room where it happens will not be in the John F.

In February, Trump became chairman of the institution and ousted Democratic members of the Kennedy Center Board. The contract of Kennedy Center president Deborah F. Rutter was terminated, as was that of chairman David M. Rubenstein, after Trump had previously said he would fire the latter and install himself as chair.

Hamilton” producer Jeffrey Seller released a statement saying the Tony award-winning musical will no longer return to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts amid President Trump’s takeover of the historic venue.