This week, Donald Trump went to a performance of “Les Misérables” at the Kennedy Center — an event in which many roles were performed by understudies because some of the main boycotted, and audience members specifically booed Trump. (You can probably guess why.)

President Donald Trump 's attendance at a performance of Les Miserables at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, during which he received cheers and boos from sections of the crowd, triggered a wave of jokes and memes on social media.

The president was unable answer a simple question about the musical—despite claiming he’s seen it a number of times.

The conversation stems from the president stating he doesn't know if he's more like villain Javert or hero Jean Valjean during a red carpet interview for the musical.

Opening night of “Les Misérables” was meant to celebrate the president’s takeover of the Kennedy Center. But he also was forced to encounter his critics.

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Vice President JD Vance has been skewered online for making a Sweeney Todd joke prior to attending a Les Misérables performance in Washington, DC on Wednesday night. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The president watched the musical's opening night at the Kennedy Center amid reports that some in the cast would boycott the performance.