Ousted Kennedy Center president says artists must feel "welcome and safe"
President Donald Trump is now chairman of The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Trump replaced 18 members of the board with allies who then elected him into the position. There is no precedent for this move " most presidents have been hands-off with the cultural center since it opened in 1971 " including President Trump himself during his first term. Already, artists affiliated with the cen…