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The drama in the audience rivaled the spectacle on stage on Wednesday at the Kennedy Center, where President Donald Trump went to the opening night of “Les Misérables” as he tightens his grip on the venerable performing arts institution.

It was his first time attending a show there since his election, and he was booed and cheered as he took his seat alongside first lady Melania Trump. Near the end of the intermission, someone loudly cursed his name, drawing applause. Several drag queens were in the crowd, their presence a protest against Trump’s complaints that the Kennedy Center had hosted too many drag shows in the past.

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[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 80 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Where's modern day John Wilkes Booth when you need him.

[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 34 points 1 week ago (1 children)

“Other than that, how was the play Mrs. Trump?”

[–] dephyre@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago
[–] Ifeelya@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago

Luigi Wilkes Booth

[–] redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com 58 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Someone who has seen or read Les Miserables tell me how ironic this is

[–] Bahnd@lemmy.world 45 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If we could power the world with irony, we would have fixed the renewable energy problem in 1928 when they put Andrew Jackson on the 20$.

The irony of this event would be able to power a medium sized city, perhaps a data center or an aluminium foundry.

[–] redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

How much juice can we get when the daily show does a side by side with BBC reports of USA food shortages in a few months? I don't know much about the story but I know people are desperate for bread.

[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

it featured “some very inappropriate shows,” including a “Marxist anti-police performance”

So maybe he got it?

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

mango mussolini absolutely loves musicals, even cats. it's probably one of two things he can listen to without dozing off. the first one being the sound of his own voice.

[–] P1nkman@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Just advertising a local breweries beer 🤓

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago

I wonder, if they'd swapped out Mexican/Guatemalan flags for the Tricouleur would Trump have even noticed?