President Donald Trump installed himself as chair of the institution, with second lady Usha Vance recently appointed by Trump to serve on the board.

Vice President JD Vance was greeted with a loud round of boos when attendees spotted him at a performance of Stavinsky's Petrushka at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. on Thursday night (March 13).

FILE: U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrives for a House Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol on March 11, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Republicans met ahead of the House vote on a continuing resolution that will provide a six-month funding extension and avert a government shutdown.

Vance will be joined by Kelly Loeffler, administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration and former U.S. senator from Georgia.

The vice president's arrival at the center Thursday comes one month after Trump launched a major, controversial overhaul.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance were booed by a crowd as they attended a concert in Washington, D.C.