Kennedy Center Chaos

from The Weekend Hosted by Jackie Alemany, Jonathan Capehart, Eugene Daniels, Dana Milbank, David Drucker, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Josef Palermo

April, 18 2026, 8 AM; Palermo, who worked as the institution’s first curator of Visual Arts and special programming, joins The Weekend to discuss the report and dive deeper into his claims. For more, follow us on social media: Bluesky: @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social Instagram: @theweekendmsnow TikTok: @theweekendmsnow To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts.

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We’re learning new details about President Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as a bombshell report from former employee Josef Palermo details the months of chaos he witnessed before he and dozens of staffers were suddenly fired.

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