“The unknown,” is how Anita Walker, the executive director of the Massachusetts Cultural Council, describes Trump. Arts leaders on the coasts, where politics lean harder left, have not been shy. “So give now, don’t wait.”But arts leaders interviewed say they haven’t been making any special pleas. There is clearly a reluctance among some arts leaders to question Trump. In addition, as vice president, Pence will sit on the Smithsonian’s board of regents.

Source: Washington Post November 23, 2016 16:35 UTC