{"id":4686,"date":"2025-06-13T14:41:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T14:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=4686"},"modified":"2025-06-13T14:42:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T14:42:24","slug":"drama-erupts-as-donald-trump-attends-les-miserables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=4686","title":{"rendered":"Drama erupts as Donald Trump attends \u2018Les Mis\u00e9rables\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"149\"><strong data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"149\">Trump Booed at \u2018Les Mis\u00e9rables\u2019 Amid Protests at Kennedy Center<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"151\" data-end=\"337\">On June 11, the Kennedy Center hosted <em data-start=\"189\" data-end=\"205\">Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/em>\u2014but the real drama unfolded offstage as Donald Trump attended the show just days before his 79th birthday, joined by Melania Trump.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"339\" data-end=\"621\">\u201cI\u2019ve seen it many times, it\u2019s one of my favorites,\u201d Trump told Reuters, also declaring plans to \u201ctake back\u201d the Kennedy Center, which he claimed had embraced too much \u201cwoke\u201d content. Earlier this year, he fired much of its leadership and vowed \u201cNO MORE DRAG SHOWS\u201d on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"623\" data-end=\"802\">In protest, some cast members boycotted the performance, and drag queens filled seats donated by Trump critics. \u201cIt was protest by taking up space,\u201d said drag performer Tara Hoot.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"804\" data-end=\"1107\">The atmosphere grew tense at intermission. As Trump stood in the presidential box, an audience member shouted, \u201cConvicted felon, rapist!\u201d and was quickly removed. Others yelled \u201cF**k Trump!\u201d while supporters chanted \u201cU.S.A!\u201d Trump responded by pumping his fist, echoing a previous campaign rally moment.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1109\" data-end=\"1425\">Online reactions called his attendance \u201cwildly ironic,\u201d as <em data-start=\"1168\" data-end=\"1184\">Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/em> is about revolt against tyranny\u2014while Trump had recently deployed the National Guard against protesters. \u201cSomeone explain the plot to him,\u201d tweeted Governor Gavin Newsom. 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