President Donald Trump Attends Les Misérables At The Kennedy Center, Gets Booed
Written by djfrosty on June 12, 2025
President Donald Trump attended a showing of Les Misérables at the Kennedy Center in Washington this week, but he didn’t get the reception he might’ve expected. On social media, news spread swiftly that President Donald Trump was promptly booed as he and the First Lady took to their seats despite a smattering of folks shouting “U-S-A” chants.
As reported by the Associated Press, President Donald Trump attended the opening night of Les Misérables at the Kennedy Center on Wednesday (June 12), his first showing at the institution after gutting its previous leadership and inserting himself as its chairman. While the common thread of reaction to Trump’s attendance was noting the audible boos coming from the crowd, he did have some supporters who showed favor.
Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, were in attendance, as was Attorney General Pam Bondi and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. MAGA influencer Laura Loomer, who has clashed with Trump in the past, was also in attendance.
The outlet reports that someone in the crowd cursed at Trump, although the expletive wasn’t explained. Near the end of the showing, several drag queens who were in the crowd strolled through the auditorium in protest of Trump’s reshaping of the Kennedy Center’s creative output in his pushback against what he viewed as left-leaning content.
Les Misérables, as slyly noted by Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, is a story that takes place against the backdrop of the French Revolution and focuses on social upheaval.