John Heilemann on Trump v. Arts

Which artists and performers will President Trump declare "really terrific" or "sad, really sad"? John Heilemann, co-author of "Game Change" and co-host of Showtime’s "The Circus," talks about the cultural taste of the incoming POTUS — including his love of "Citizen Kane" and Twisted Sister — and how his administration could affect the arts in America. "It could inspire public protest art," Kurt Andersen says. "We could have our own Pussy Riot, or our own punk movement." John Heilemann agrees: "[The voices of] groups that feel particularly disenfranchised in Trump's America will be amplified in a way that would never have been the case under Hilary Clinton."

Music Playlist

  1. We The People....

    Artist: A Tribe Called Quest
    Album: We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service
    Label: Epic
  2. Kick out the Tories

    Artist: Newtown Neurotics
    Album: They Shall Not Pass
    Label: Abstract Sounds
  3. We're Not Gonna Take It

    Artist: Twisted Sister
    Album: Big Hits and Nasty Cuts: The Best of Twisted Sister
    Label: Atlantic
  4. Money Trouble / The Schwabadero

    Artist: Franz Waxman
    Album: Sunset Boulevard [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
    Label:  La-La Land Records