Culture critic on Kennedy Center board's crusade to restore Trump's name to the venue

NPR | By Steve Inskeep

Published August 28, 2026 at 4:43 AM EDT

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Washington Post culture critic Philip Kennicott about the Kennedy Center board's increasingly aggressive quest to restore President Trump's name to the building.

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