Donald and Melania Trump showed up Tuesday evening at the Kennedy Center for the premiere of the musical “Chicago,” and based on the chilly reception they received, it’s safe to say they probably won’t be returning anytime soon.
According to The Daily Beast, some audience members received notifications alerting them that a “special guest” would be in attendance for the premiere.
No matter who may or may not have been told in advance of Donnie and Melania being at the premiere, the reception they received was less than encouraging, as video shows.
The booing was deafening… 😳🔊
— Victoria Byrne (@Thevictoria76) March 31, 2026
You could see it all over his face. No words needed. pic.twitter.com/w8leUYNRJd
Despite video evidence to the contrary, the White House spin machine and Trump’s online supporters desperately tried to rewrite history.
“A video shared by Rapid Response 47, an official White House news account on X, showed the president and first lady waving to the crowd, which sounded much more jovial than in other clips from the evening.”
“President Trump enters the Kennedy Center to loud cheers. Some boos, but the crowd drowned them out with more cheers,” Daily Caller reporter Reagan Reese wrote on X, posting from the Kennedy Center. Her video was shot from the same angle as the White House’s and also showed Trump’s introduction.”
But many on social media weren’t buying what the administration was selling.
I hear an awful lot of loud boos…surprised you posted this…
— Proud of the Red, White, and Blue (@ShutUp_n_Sing) April 1, 2026
Wow – listen to all those boos, greeting the most unpopular president in American history… and that’s in a “friendly” territory.
— jollyone🇨🇦 (@jollyone13) April 1, 2026
Did they have to pay people to attend it with him? No one wants anything to do with that shit hole now, with his stinking name on it. I bet that name will be off that building by January 22, 2029.
— 💙🩵 Beth 🩵💙 (@beecrab) April 1, 2026
Awwwwww you edited out the booooos
— TaskMaster (@littleimpressio) April 1, 2026
And got Booed!! 🤣 pic.twitter.com/P7dfEZ0Pha
— Gina (@Gina660) April 1, 2026
Too bad Donnie isn’t speaking live with an audience tonight as he announces the “progress” he’s made with his foolhardy Iran war. There’d be so much booing and hissing he’d bolt the stage and start weeping.