{"id":3320,"date":"2025-06-12T16:21:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T20:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/takomatorch.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/12\/trump-orders-military-into-second-act-of-les-miserables-at-kennedy-center\/"},"modified":"2025-06-12T16:29:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T20:29:58","slug":"trump-orders-military-into-second-act-of-les-miserables-at-kennedy-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/takomatorch.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/12\/trump-orders-military-into-second-act-of-les-miserables-at-kennedy-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Orders Military into Second Act of ‘Les Miserables’ at Kennedy Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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WASHINGTON, DC \u2014 In a dramatic escalation of his ongoing campaign to crush dissent through excessive force, President Donald Trump ordered a battalion of U.S. Marines into the second act of Les Mis\u00e9rables performance at the Kennedy Center Wednesday night, declaring, \u201cThis barricade rebellion ends now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was just trying to enjoy \u2018Do You Hear the People Sing\u2019 and next thing I know, the orchestra pit is full of smoke and someone\u2019s zip-tying Gavroche,\u201d said attendee Mary Ellen Finkelstein of Bethesda, still clutching her crushed playbill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident came hours after Trump deployed military forces into Los Angeles to quell mass protests against his administration\u2019s crackdown on civil liberties, but critics say Thursday’s deployment may have crossed a new line when entering the premium center orchestra section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to eyewitnesses, the Marines stormed the stage mid-ballad, immediately detaining the actors playing Enjolras and Marius on suspicion of inciting insurrection. The actress playing Cosette was reportedly offered asylum \u201cas long as she promises to be less French.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe show was promoting sedition, plain and simple,\u201d said Trump, speaking from his new gilded seat in the front mezzanine. \u201cThis guy with a heavy accent was leading a rebellion against lawful authority while waving a foreign flag. We had no choice but to take him out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When pressed on whether he had actually seen the musical before launching the operation, Trump clarified, \u201cI’ve seen all the Broadway shows, and this one is no good. The so-called hero is a thug who stole bread \u2014 I mean, what idiot can\u2019t afford a loaf of bread? And Thenardier calls himself \u201cmaster of the house,\u201d but does he even have a bribery jet from the Qataris? I don\u2019t think so. Give me a show about some people who actually won their revolution and I might care, but these guys are all losers.\u201d

As of press time, President Trump has ordered a military review of Annie to determine whether the song \u201cTomorrow\u201d is too progressive and therefore poses a national security threat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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