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People losing it at Trump's bizarre response when asked about actors boycotting his Kennedy Center attendance

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Updated 09:05 12 Jun 2025 GMT+1Published 09:02 12 Jun 2025 GMT+1

People losing it at Trump's bizarre response when asked about actors boycotting his Kennedy Center attendance

Trump turned to praising himself when asked about the boycotts

Gerrard Kaonga

Gerrard Kaonga

Donald Trump appeared a little flustered when asked about actors who reportedly chose to boycott his attendance following a decision he made for the Kennedy Center theatre.

Donald Trump’s attendance of Les Misérables at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington DC, last night (11 June) was likely more controversial than he would have liked.

The president attracted both his supporters and critics at the event, and was asked by reporters whether he was aware of or cared about potential boycotts.

Ahead of the show, it was rumored that cast members planned to walk off the stage in protest of his attendance. Four drag performers even showed up at the venue to show their visibility following Trump’s pledge to stop drag shows at that theatre.

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Writing on social media in February, Trump said: "NO MORE DRAG SHOWS, OR OTHER ANTI-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA."

Donald Trump faced a boycott and protests over his pledge to remove drag shows from the Kennedy Center theatre (Fox 5)
Donald Trump faced a boycott and protests over his pledge to remove drag shows from the Kennedy Center theatre (Fox 5)

At a recent dinner for the Kennedy Center Board, he added: “The programming was out of control with rampant political propaganda, [diversity, equity and inclusion] and inappropriate shows.”

However, when asked about it ahead of going into the showing on Wednesday, Trump boasted about his alleged accomplishments and how he handled the situation in Los Angeles.

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He said: “I couldn’t care less, honestly, I couldn’t. All I do is run the country well.

“The economic numbers, you saw them today, they are setting records, we took 88 billion dollars in tariffs in two months, far beyond what anyone expected.

“There is no inflation, people are happy, people are wealthy, the country is getting back to strength again, that is what I care about. And we are going to have a safe country, we are not going to have what would have happened in Los Angeles.

People on social media remarked Trump might be masking his frustration (Fox 5)
People on social media remarked Trump might be masking his frustration (Fox 5)

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“Remember, if I wasn’t there, if I didn’t act quickly on that, Los Angeles would be burning to the ground right now.”

These comments came before the president was both 'cheered and booed' at the Kennedy Center, according to Reuters White House Correspondent Jeff Mason.

On social media, many people remarked at how Trump’s reply was rather odd with some alleging he was masking his frustration.

Another said: “When you have to tell people you ‘run the country well’ …you’re not running the country well.”

Another said: “Once he gets hold of the actors' names who plan on boycotting, he'll mention them non-stop in his 3 am posts for weeks. Let's see ... the insults will include 'overrated', 'fake', 'not good looking', 'mediocre', 'untalented'.”

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And a third added: “Trump’s indifference is just another sign he’s losing grip — on politics, on reality.”

With another writing: “When he finds out who boycotts he’ll attack them on social media.”

Featured Image Credit: Fox 5 New York/YouTube

Topics: Donald Trump, News, US News, Politics

Gerrard Kaonga
Gerrard Kaonga

Gerrard is a Journalist at UNILAD and has dived headfirst into covering everything from breaking global stories to trending entertainment news. He has a bachelors in English Literature from Brunel University and has written across a number of different national and international publications. Most notably the Financial Times, Daily Express, Evening Standard and Newsweek.

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