Barbra Streisand criticizes President Donald Trump’s handling of the Kennedy Center, linking it to what she calls an “unchecked ego” amid a dispute over the institution’s name. In a statement posted Thursday on her official website, Streisand says she was honored in 2008 as part of the Kennedy Center Honorees class and that the situation is “galling and painful to witness.”
Several outlets report that Trump recently announces plans affecting the Kennedy Center, including shutting it down immediately for major renovations and hinting at demolition. They also point to a concurrent legal battle involving his name being associated with the building. Streisand’s comments focus on turning a cultural institution into the subject of a “bitter struggle,” with outlets highlighting her indignation at the disruption to a “revered institution.”
