President Donald Trump entered the Kennedy Center Wednesday night with first lady Melania Trump at his side and struck a defiant tone when asked about cast members from Les Miserables boycotting his appearance.
'I couldn't care less. Honestly, I couldn't,' said Trump. 'All I do is run the country well.'
There were reports ahead of Wednesday night's opener that the Trumps, along with Vice President J.D. Vance and wife Usha, would see the storied musical performed by some understudies.
A source close to interim Kennedy Center executive director Richard Grenell pushed back on that reporting to the Daily Mail: 'It was a fake news from CNN from the beginning - all anonymous sources.'
There had also been threats that drag queens could interrupt and heckle the president during the performance. Several drag queens were gathered a block away from the Kennedy Center as the presidential motorcade drove by.
