# Whoopi Goldberg says she won't go to Kennedy Center with Trump as chair

## Creator of stage play 'Hamilton' recently cut ties with the DC venue following Trump shake-up

**Published March 7, 2025 4:00pm EST**



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"The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg announced that she will not visit The Kennedy Center for the foreseeable future after President Trump was elected chair of the Washington D.C. arts venue.



"The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg declared she has "no plans" to visit The Kennedy Center after President Trump filled the venue's board of trustees with his allies.

Goldberg’s words come after "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda and show producer Jeffrey Seller announced on X this week that they and their show will not be associated with The Kennedy Center going forward, after President Trump reconstituted the venue’s old board of trustees with multiple pro-Trump figures, who then named him chairman last month.

In a joint statement given to The New York Times, both Miranda and Seller stated, "This latest action by Trump means it’s not the Kennedy Center as we knew it. The Kennedy Center was not created in this spirit, and we’re not going to be a part of it while it is the Trump Kennedy Center. We’re just not going to be part of it."

In response to their statement, newly minted Kennedy Center president, Ric Grenell, wrote on X, "Let’s be clear on the facts. Seller and @Lin_Manuel first went to the New York Times before they came to the Kennedy Center with their announcement that they can’t be in the same room with Republicans. This is a publicity stunt that will backfire."

He added, "The Arts are for everyone - not just for the people who Lin likes and agrees with."

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