‘Where Are The People?!’: Protestor Shocked At Lack Of Outrage Over Trump’s Renaming Of Kennedy Center

A man walking his dog past the newly renamed Trump Kennedy Center on Friday expressed disbelief at what he described as a lack of public outrage over the latest visible change to the iconic D.C. performing arts venue.

Workers on Friday added President Donald Trump’s name to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after the cultural institution’s board voted unanimously to do so. The move marks the latest development in the administration’s broader effort to reshape the institution.

“There should be hundreds of people out here! Where are the people!?” the man identified Andrew Howard is heard saying in a video obtained by NBC News Washington. “This is a desecration of this building.”

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Howard went on to call the decision “the day democracy died,” adding that, although he was born in the capital city, he would not continue living there with “that man’s name on this building.”

Tapping into the perceived outrage, activist group Hands Off the Arts organized a small group to gather in protest outside the venue Saturday. During the protest, drag queen Tarahoot