Fees paid to sit beside Donald Trump at a Kennedy Center event went directly to a Trump PAC instead of the Kennedy Center.
Posted by Inside Trump's Head, Checked
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Inside Trump's HeadSep 6, 2026
No source reports that fees paid to sit beside Trump at a Kennedy Center event were routed to a Trump PAC. The sources describe donor packages and sponsorship levels that included a photo op or seating, but none say where that money went, so the claim is neither supported nor contradicted.
What was said
… Someone somewhere is making money from it. I heard that the, that the Kennedy Center back to that old one, the Trump, Trump attended, the, has attended only one event at the Kennedy Center, and, um, and, and you could sit beside him there was a fee to sit beside him, um and that fee, which everybody thought was going to the Kennedy Center, was not. It went to directly to a Trump, the Trump Pack, which is directly to Trump. So, the 400 million, it was part of the 400 million sitting on which Republicans hope he's going to distribute to challenge candidates, but in fact he's probably going to keep for the Trump Library, right? …
Inside Trump's Head · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Context. Reuters reports donors were invited to contribute $100,000 to $2 million for a Les Misérables event that included a photo opportunity with the president and prime seating.[1]
Context. ABC News reports the Les Misérables fundraiser was hosted by the Kennedy Center's board, with a $2 million 'gold' level that included a photo op with Trump, but it does not state where the money was directed.[4]
Context. Reporting on Kennedy Center VIP packages and the Trump-related donor and political-ally events does not mention any PAC recipient for these fees.[2][5][6][7]
Context. The only source on fundraising money tied to a PAC (CNN) is a Trump statement about $17 million in his own fundraising and says nothing about event fees, so it does not address the claim.[3]
Sources
7 sources: 1 fact-checker, 2 tier 2, 4 not rated
- 1Trump met with cheers, boos at Kennedy Center for 'Les Miserables' performancereuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2One night inside the ‘Trump Kennedy Center'washingtonpost.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 3www.cnn.com › 2026/09/18 › politicsTrump’s reason for holding the Kennedy Center hostage doesn’t ...cnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 4Trump to headline Kennedy Center fundraiser, with ...abcnews.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 5Kennedy Center rolling out $25,000 VIP rooftop tickets for July 4th celebrationsktsm.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Kennedy Center selling $25000 ticket package to watch ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 7How President Donald Trump Broke the Kennedy Centerseattletimes.com · not rated · cited for: context
Where this claim was made
Said in 2 published posts
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