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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMembers Of White House Arts Panel Resign En Masse To Protest Trump
Nearly all of the remaining members of the Presidential Committee on the Arts and Humanities resigned in protest on Friday, citing President Donald Trumps failure to fully denounce white supremacists following the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Of the 17 remaining members on the council, who were all holdovers from previous administrations, 16 members signed a letter to Trump announcing their resignations and strongly condemning his response to the car attack carried out by an apparent white supremacist that left one woman dead and at least 19 others injured. ...
Members of the committee who resigned include actor Kal Penn, artist Chuck Close and author Jhumpa Lahiri.
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Members Of White House Arts Panel Resign En Masse To Protest Trump (Original Post)
frazzled
Aug 2017
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LisaM
(27,830 posts)1. Trump had an arts panel?
frazzled
(18,402 posts)4. They are all leftovers from the previous administration
But he didn't disband the panel when he came to office. Guess he didn't know it existed, or hadn't gotten around to dismissing them yet.
LisaM
(27,830 posts)5. It said "administrations", and it's weird.
Did Shrub have one?
frazzled
(18,402 posts)6. Yes, "administrations"
It was established by Reagan in 1982. So it's 35 years old. Now it's gone (not surprisingly). Maybe Trump will name all new members, like Ted Nugent.
onenote
(42,759 posts)2. Check out the first letter of each paragraph -- it sends a message!
Phoenix61
(17,019 posts)3. Yes it does!
Very, very cool.