In a shocking turn of events, the Kennedy Center has terminated a contractor, Tavish Forsyth, following the release of a controversial video. Forsyth boldly stripped down in protest of President Trump’s involvement with the renowned cultural establishment. Such drastic actions have raised eyebrows and prompted his dismissal, especially given his role in a program involving children—a decision that’s undeniably sound.
This episode is emblematic of the extreme lengths some on the left are willing to go. It’s baffling to comprehend what led Forsyth to believe this was a worthwhile endeavor.
The New York Post reports:
He’s got a bone to pick.
A contract worker at the Kennedy Center stripped naked and delivered a prattling monologue in a video posted online to protest President Trump’s takeover of the celebrated cultural institution. Tavish Forsyth, who serves as program director at the Kennedy Center’s Opera Institute, gave the world both an eyeful and an earful with a cringe-inducing 35-minute clip posted to his lightly-followed social media accounts on Wednesday.
“Trump has taken over the Kennedy Center and that’s a place where I work,” a clothed Forsyth said while sitting side-saddle on a bed, footage posted to X and YouTube shows…
Forsyth went on to refer to the Kennedy Center, which has a budget of $45 million, as a “glorified community center” that is experiencing a hostile takeover.
The federal employee expressed harshly critical views of the United States. “Being pro-genocide is all America has ever done,” Forsyth stated at one point during the screed, adding shortly thereafter, “The revolution is now.”
Forsyth posted the video on YouTube but it can’t be embedded, for obvious reasons. There is an uncensored version of the video here.
The National Pulse provides further insight into his dismissal:
Kennedy Center Fires Contractor Who Worked With Kids After ‘Disturbing,’ Nude Anti-Trump Video.
Tavish Forsyth, previously an associate artistic lead at the Washington National Opera’s Opera Institute, has been fired after releasing a nude video protesting changes being made at the Kennedy Center by President Trump and his point man Amb. Ric Grenell. In the YouTube video, Forsyth—who Kennedy Center sources tell The National Pulse was part of an education division which regularly engaged with students—performed a 35-minute spoken-word poem while nude. He was fired on Thursday afternoon.
Some people have truly gone crazy. This guy needs to get himself some help.
