President Donald Trump’s brazen takeover of the Kennedy Center has led to the venue losing out on the major Broadway hit “Hamilton,” whose creators are pulling out of a scheduled run next year.

"The recent purge by the Trump Administration of both professional staff and performing arts events at or originally produced by the Kennedy Center flies in the face of everything

President Donald Trump is reportedly seeking to tighten his grip on the Kennedy Center. An annual tradition since 1978, the Kennedy Center Honors gala recognizes artists for their lifetime achievements in their field.

After expressing dissatisfaction with the Kennedy Center's presentations and installing loyalists on its board who elected him chairman, President Trump is moving to give himself more control over the selection of the artists to be honored in its televised awards gala—an event he boycotted during his first term.