— Victor Hugo, Les Miserables
Good luck with that.
Months after orchestrating a conservative takeover of the Kennedy Center’s leadership, President Donald Trump will attend “Les Miserables” on Wednesday, his first show at the performing arts facility that has become a symbol of U.S. cultural and political divides.
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Trump’s appearance at “Les Miserables”, a show about citizens rising up against their government, comes just days after he sent U.S. Marines and the National Guard to quell protests against his administration’s immigration raids in Los Angeles. First lady Melania Trump and Vice President JD Vance will also attend.
I heard about this watching CNN this morning. Kasie Hunt begged to differ with that framing saying that Trump and his followers see themselves as the heroic citizens rising up against their government. I guess that’s true. They certainly do see January 6th that way. But they are actually more like the French revolutionaries of 40 years earlier — the Jacobins, at least when it comes to their blood lust.