A gay journalist says he was briefly detained by security after he booed President Donald Trump during the opening night of the musical Chicago at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

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    11 hours ago

    The first Amendment protects you from the government, I looked into it and it looks like Kennedy center employees are not federal employees so if they decide that your speech in a private place is not allowed, they can kick you out.

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      11 hours ago

      So if Kennedy center is not under federal control, how can Trump change the name to include Trump?
      Clearly there’s a strong federal influence.
      But it doesn’t have to be federal, it can also be state or even county officials.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy_Center

      In 2025, President Donald Trump dismissed the center’s board of trustees and appointed new members,

      So you are clearly wrong that they are not federal.