Trump to headline Kennedy Center fundraiser, with sponsorship as high as $2M

President Donald Trump is about to headline a fundraiser for the John F. Kennedy Heart for the Performing Arts subsequent month, in accordance with an invite obtained by ABC Information, for which the highest sponsorship stage is promoting for $2 million.

The occasion is being hosted by the Kennedy Heart’s board of trustees, of which Trump is the chair, and it features a VIP reception adopted by the middle’s opening evening efficiency of Les Misérables.

Trump — who not too long ago overhauled the Kennedy Heart’s management — is scheduled to look on the occasion “as a special guest and friend of the Kennedy Center,” in accordance with the invite, and “is not directly soliciting donations.”

For the occasion, the highest “gold” sponsorship stage prices $2 million. It features a efficiency field and a photograph op with Trump, in addition to what’s described within the invitation as premier seating and admission to the VIP reception for 10.

The “silver” stage sponsorship prices $100,000, and features a picture op with Trump, seating for the efficiency and admission to the VIP reception for 2.

The White Home referred ABC Information to the Kennedy Heart for remark. A Kennedy Heart spokesperson declined to remark.

Trump — who has referred to the middle as an “American jewel” — has overhauled the middle since taking workplace, terminating a lot of its management.

Members of the board appointed by Trump embrace shut allies reminiscent of White Home Chief of Employees Susie Wiles and second woman Usha Vance. The board in flip elected Trump as its chair and his longtime ally Ric Grennell as its president.

The administration overhaul sparked backlash inside the cultural world, with some exhibits like “Hamilton” canceling deliberate performances. Trump, in flip, mentioned he “never liked ‘Hamilton’ very much.”

Throughout a go to to the Kennedy Heart for the brand new board’s first assembly in March, Trump mentioned the middle had been in “tremendous disrepair” on account of “bad management.”

“We’ll bring it back,” he mentioned. “We’ll make it great again.”