{"id":5951,"date":"2025-11-02T00:19:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T00:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=5951"},"modified":"2025-11-02T00:19:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T00:19:13","slug":"many-were-quick-to-spot-the-unusual-aspect-%f0%9f%98%aecheck-in-the-first-comment%f0%9f%91%87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=5951","title":{"rendered":"Many were quick to spot the unusual aspect \ud83d\ude2e(check in the first comment\ud83d\udc47)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"75\">Trump\u2019s night at the Kennedy Center: boos, cheers, and a lot of discourse<\/h1>\n<p data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"513\">On June 11, President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attended\u00a0<strong data-start=\"150\" data-end=\"170\">\u201cLes Mis\u00e9rables\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts\u2014his first return to the venue since reshaping its leadership and programming. The reception inside the theater mirrored the show\u2019s themes of power and protest: a loud blend of applause, chants, and boos as the couple appeared in the presidential box.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"515\" data-end=\"648\">\n<p data-start=\"517\" data-end=\"648\">\u201cI\u2019ve seen it many times, it\u2019s one of my favorites,\u201d<br data-start=\"569\" data-end=\"572\" \/>\u2014 Donald Trump, on\u00a0<em data-start=\"593\" data-end=\"609\">Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 data-start=\"650\" data-end=\"694\">A mixed welcome\u2014and pointed interruptions<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"696\" data-end=\"1162\">As the lights rose at intermission, the atmosphere turned combative. Shouts\u2014some profane, some supportive\u2014ricocheted around the hall. Chants of \u201cU.S.A.\u201d answered a wave of boos; Trump responded with a three-pump fist, a gesture his supporters know well. Multiple outlets characterized the overall crowd reaction as a\u00a0<strong data-start=\"1013\" data-end=\"1040\">mix of cheers and jeers<\/strong>, reflecting the polarized views surrounding both the production and the presidency.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1164\" data-end=\"1218\">Cast opt-outs, drag seats, and culture-war subplots<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1220\" data-end=\"1722\">In the run-up to the performance, reports indicated that some members of the\u00a0<em data-start=\"1297\" data-end=\"1306\">Les Mis<\/em>\u00a0company chose to\u00a0<strong data-start=\"1324\" data-end=\"1335\">sit out<\/strong>\u00a0the evening\u2014an option the production reportedly allowed\u2014citing concerns or objections to the presidential attendance. The theater also drew attention for the presence of\u00a0<strong data-start=\"1506\" data-end=\"1525\">drag performers<\/strong>\u00a0in donated seats from critical ticket-holders, a pointed counter-image given Trump\u2019s earlier vows to purge what he called \u201cwoke\u201d fare from the Center\u2019s slate.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"lazyloaded\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=newsner&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1932971330749788200&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com%2Fnews%2Fdonald-trump-les-miserables%2F&amp;sessionId=341893ae3c395defb6f9ce024b9bd1b773bbfcbd&amp;siteScreenName=newsner&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1932971330749788200\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-rocket-lazyload=\"fitvidscompatible\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote data-start=\"1724\" data-end=\"1889\">\n<p data-start=\"1726\" data-end=\"1889\">\u201cNO MORE DRAG SHOWS, OR OTHER ANTI-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA,\u201d<br data-start=\"1782\" data-end=\"1785\" \/>\u2014 Trump\u2019s earlier pledge about the Kennedy Center\u2019s programming.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 data-start=\"1891\" data-end=\"1933\">Policy headlines shadow the play\u2019s plot<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1935\" data-end=\"2322\">The optics were hard to miss: a musical about the downtrodden rising against state power on the very week the administration\u00a0<strong data-start=\"2060\" data-end=\"2087\">deployed federal forces<\/strong>\u00a0to tamp down protests in Los Angeles. Commentators and politicians seized on the juxtaposition, calling it \u201cwildly ironic\u201d that\u00a0<em data-start=\"2216\" data-end=\"2225\">Les Mis<\/em>\u2014with its street barricades and songs of resistance\u2014was the show of choice amid those headlines.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"lazyloaded\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=newsner&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1932959891833950267&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com%2Fnews%2Fdonald-trump-les-miserables%2F&amp;sessionId=341893ae3c395defb6f9ce024b9bd1b773bbfcbd&amp;siteScreenName=newsner&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1932959891833950267\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-rocket-lazyload=\"fitvidscompatible\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 data-start=\"2324\" data-end=\"2382\">The Kennedy Center\u2019s upheaval and the fundraising frame<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2384\" data-end=\"2881\">Trump\u2019s appearance doubled as a\u00a0<strong data-start=\"2416\" data-end=\"2436\">fundraising flex<\/strong>. After engineering a conservative overhaul of the institution\u2019s leadership earlier this year\u2014moves that critics say chilled bookings and subscriptions\u2014Trump told reporters the evening raised\u00a0<strong data-start=\"2628\" data-end=\"2653\">more than $10 million<\/strong>. Kennedy Center officials, meanwhile, pushed back on select comparisons about subscription declines, saying the renewal campaign timeline shifted and new options were only just rolling out.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40849\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40849\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-40849 lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypositive24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2219700754-2048x1448-1-1024x724.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailypositive24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2219700754-2048x1448-1-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dailypositive24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2219700754-2048x1448-1-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailypositive24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2219700754-2048x1448-1-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dailypositive24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2219700754-2048x1448-1-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dailypositive24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2219700754-2048x1448-1.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"790\" height=\"559\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40849\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump depart the White House on June 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump is scheduled to attend a performance of Les Mis\u00e9rables at the Kennedy Center this evening. (Photo by Win McNamee\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote data-start=\"2883\" data-end=\"3020\">\n<p data-start=\"2885\" data-end=\"3020\">\u201cWe\u2019re going to make it incredible\u2026 We raised a lot tonight,\u201d<br data-start=\"2946\" data-end=\"2949\" \/>\u2014 Trump on the Center\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 data-start=\"3022\" data-end=\"3078\">The viral \u201cthumb-hold\u201d and the social-media aftershow<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"3080\" data-end=\"3560\">Outside the policy and programming debates, social media fixated on an image of Trump and Melania leaving the venue: his hand appeared to clasp\u00a0<strong data-start=\"3224\" data-end=\"3242\">only her thumb<\/strong>. The frame joined a long list of micro-moments from the couple that fuel endless online readings of their body language\u2014amplified by past, similarly viral clips. The meme-ification didn\u2019t change the night\u2019s substance, but it underlined a broader reality: with the Trumps,\u00a0<strong data-start=\"3515\" data-end=\"3559\">even small gestures spark big narratives<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\"><\/div>\n<h2 data-start=\"3562\" data-end=\"3573\">Takeaway<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"3575\" data-end=\"3967\">The evening at the Kennedy Center became a Rorschach test. Supporters saw a president reclaiming a marquee cultural space and raising millions for it; critics saw a jarring echo between a stage revolution and real-world crackdowns. Either way, the event accomplished what live theater often does: it\u00a0<strong data-start=\"3875\" data-end=\"3887\">provoked<\/strong>, in real time, far beyond the footlights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump\u2019s night at the Kennedy Center: boos, cheers, and a lot of discourse On June 11, President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attended\u00a0\u201cLes Mis\u00e9rables\u201d\u00a0at the&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5952,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5951"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5951\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5953,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5951\/revisions\/5953"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}