Kennedy Center’s new artistic director resigns just weeks after appointmentKevin Couch, who was appointed artistic director of the Trump Kennedy Center earlier this month, has already resigned from the role. During Couch’s brief tenure as artistic director, it was a tumultuous time for the Trump Kennedy Centre due to artists cancelling future shows amid Trump’s takeover. Opera singer Renée Fleming, who previously resigned from her role as an artistic advisor at the Kennedy Centre last year, withdrew two concerts that were scheduled to take place in May. Additionally, composer Phillip Glass withdrew the premiere of his new symphony, titled Lincoln after the 16th president of the US, in June. 15 is a portrait of Abraham Lincoln, and the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message of the Symphony.