Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts isn't working out the way he hoped, if ticket sales and attendance are anything to go by. The New York Times reported Tuesday that in March and April, single ticket sales for Kennedy Center events dropped by 50% compared to the same period in 2024.

The Kennedy Center disputed the relevance of the data, part of an analysis by employees, saying that it had started its annual subscription campaign later than usual.

Following Donald Trump’s hostile takeover of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in February, ticket sales at the revered institution have plummeted. Sales of subscriptions for the coming season of programming at the venue are down by roughly 36 percent overall compared with last year.