Kennedy Center Breaks All-Time Attendance Record After Lib Meltdown Over Trump

The Kennedy Center just broke its all-time attendance record for a public event it hosted on March 29 despite a massive outcry and multiple protests staged by leftists who are upset that Donald Trump took it over after winning the presidency.

EARTH to SPACE: Arts Breaking the Sky fireworks show set a new mark when 11,000 people showed up to see it, per a report from the Daily Caller. 

A Kennedy Center representative mentioned that 76% of all attendees at the event were first-time visitors. It was open to the public and offered free first-come, first-serve tickets, with a special VIP experience available to the first 800 people who signed up to attend.

“It was wonderful to have so many new visitors at the Kennedy Center for Cai Guo-Qiang’s firework showcase. We look forward to their return for more wonderful programming soon. Everyone is welcome here!” Roma Daravi, VP of PR for the Kennedy Center, told the outlet. 

Trump made headlines earlier this year when he promised to reform the Kennedy Center, which began when he replaced its board and was elected chairman. Trump also tapped Special Envoy Richard Grenell as the Center’s interim director.

“At my direction, we are going to make the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., GREAT AGAIN,” Trump wrote in February. “Just last year, the Kennedy Center featured Drag Shows specifically targeting our youth — THIS WILL STOP.”

The changes the new board made led to full-scale meltdowns on the Left, including protests expressed through interpretive dancing. 

According to a previous report published on The Daily Wire, the Kennedy Center is $40 million in debt and will be making major cuts to staff. 

Kennedy Center Chief Financial Officer Donna Arduin emailed staff last month to reveal “the difficult reality of our current financial situation.”

“For years, the Kennedy Center has been budgeting to lose money. Instead of balancing our bottom line, we have spent all the funds that were raised on paying off part of The REACH debt, leaving us $40 million in debt with no cash to pay our bills,” she wrote in part.

REACH is a multipurpose space that includes rehearsal spaces, studios, and more, which President Donald Trump criticized while visiting the venue.