'I'm So Mad': Patti LuPone Wrecks 'Buffoon' Trump Over Kennedy Center Shakeup
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The Broadway icon urged the crowd at her New York City concert to "rise up and speak" out following changes at the renowned institution.
Actor Patti LuPone criticized President Donald Trump on Monday for his plan to close the Kennedy Center following his controversial takeover of the famed arts venue.
On Sunday, Trump announced that the center will cease performances on July 4 – and remain shuttered for two years – for renovations. He said he hopes the building will serve as a “new and beautiful Landmark for many generations to come.”
In a video obtained by Deadline, the Tony winner used her concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City to call out the “buffoon” president and slam his decision to renovate what he called the “tired, broken and dilapidated” D.C. building that houses the Kennedy Center.
“It’s time for us, it’s time for us — it’s over time for us — to rise up, and speak!” LuPone said. “He cannot, cannot, cannot touch the Kennedy Center!”
The long-time Trump critic also urged the audience to sound off on social media and elsewhere about his plans.
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