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cbabe

(5,099 posts)
Thu Jun 12, 2025, 10:51 AM Thursday

Queens drag t at Kennedy center: Crowd goes wild as drag queens walk into Kennedy Center -- and Trump booed

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-drag-queens-kennedy-center/

Crowd goes wild as drag queens walk into Kennedy Center — and Trump booed

Sarah K. Burris
June 12, 2025 10:45AM ET

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance attended a production of "Les Misérables" on Wednesday night where they were booed — but a group of drag queens who attended the show were cheered by the audience.

The Advocate reported, "Tara Hoot, drag king Ricky Rosé, Vagenesis, and Maria Con Carne attended the show in formal regalia."

As they entered, the audience cheered.

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(Lots of instagram at link if someone can post.)

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Queens drag t at Kennedy center: Crowd goes wild as drag queens walk into Kennedy Center -- and Trump booed (Original Post) cbabe Thursday OP
My kind of crowd, wish I had been there..n/t SheilaAnn Thursday #1
Love it!!! N/t gay texan Thursday #2
Donald Trump getting booed at the Kennedy Center made my night. LetMyPeopleVote Thursday #3
Brava, ladies! Warpy Thursday #4
Trump will probably shut the whole thing down. MineralMan Thursday #5
Huff Post had a pic of some outside the venue before they went in BumRushDaShow Thursday #6
LOVE THIS! William769 Thursday #7
hehehehehe AllaN01Bear Thursday #8
DC Drag Queens Are The Best! Deep State Witch Thursday #9
Art for art's sake BidenRocks Thursday #10
Victor Hugo bmichaelh Thursday #11
Anyone think Donald or JD understand the plot of Les Misrables? IronLionZion Thursday #12
Anyone think Donald could stay awake during 3 hours of Les Miserables? forgotmylogin Thursday #17
Looks like the most exciting moment of the evening. twodogsbarking Thursday #13
I have to ask... homegirl Thursday #14
Yes. The Melania Trump and Usha Vance attended with their husbands. onenote Thursday #16
Trump: American Javert bmichaelh Thursday #15

Warpy

(113,538 posts)
4. Brava, ladies!
Thu Jun 12, 2025, 12:19 PM
Thursday

I'm so glad they were greeted with applause instead of goons with batons.

bmichaelh

(834 posts)
11. Victor Hugo
Thu Jun 12, 2025, 01:17 PM
Thursday

I have never seen the musical.

But I have read the novel.

The ethic in that novel is so foreign to how Trump has lived his life.

Trump is more Javert than Valjean.

homegirl

(1,762 posts)
14. I have to ask...
Thu Jun 12, 2025, 03:29 PM
Thursday

Are Donald and J.D. dating? Did Melania and Mrs. Vance attend the performance??

bmichaelh

(834 posts)
15. Trump: American Javert
Thu Jun 12, 2025, 04:24 PM
Thursday

Trump is the type of audience member who does not know the plot.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/flummoxed-trump-fails-basic-test-on-les-miserables-plot/

Trump could not answer if he identified with Valjean or Javert

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