Trump-Kennedy Center Christmas Eve concert canceled after host pulls out in protest of rebrand [View all]

I guess they couldn't schedule Kid Rock as a last-minute replacement


A Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Trump-Kennedy Center was canceled Wednesday after the host of the annual holiday show pulled out in protest of the iconic venue’s name change.

The performing arts center’s board of directors, chaired by President Trump, voted unanimously last week to rename the institution after the commander-in-chief, dubbing it the Trump Kennedy Center.

“When I saw the name change on the Kennedy Center website and then hours later on the building, I chose to cancel our concert,” Chuck Redd, the drummer, vibraphone player and longtime host of the Christmas Eve concert, said in a statement to the Associated Press.

Last week, Trump told reporters he was “surprised” the board moved to name the center after him and “honored by it.”

The president, however, had previously hinted that a name change was coming and even inadvertently referred to the venue as the “Trump-Kennedy Center” earlier this month.

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