‘It Will Never Be the Same’: How Trump Turned on the Kennedy Center and Brought It to Its Knees
- On Friday, September 18, thousands of protesters formed a human chain around the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, organized by Hands Off the Arts to oppose President Donald Trump's threats to demolish the cultural landmark.
- Trump has repeatedly threatened to "rip down" the institution unless his name is restored to the exterior, with photographs recently capturing the president aboard Air Force One examining a placard depicting the Kennedy Center being demolished.
- Following the board's vote Tuesday to close the facility for a $257 million renovation, U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ordered the administration to provide 30 days' written notice before major physical changes, meant to "avoid any confusion" about the center's status.
- Citing "continued life-safety hazards" tied to structural deterioration, Kennedy Center Executive Director Matt Floca defended the building's temporary closure, though critics suspect the move provides cover for the administration's renovation agenda.
- Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty of Ohio continues to lead the legal defense of the memorial, vowing to fight "on behalf of the American people" as activists maintain their commitment to protecting the institution from further unilateral actions.
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Bill Clinton rips Trump's Kennedy Center name war: 'Hard to make up'
Former President Bill Clinton on Tuesday scolded President Donald Trump for battling to rename the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after himself, urging the White House to focus instead on more pressing issues. Clinton made the comments during a speech at the opening of the annual Clinton Global Initiative meeting in New […]
The American president yells at her, his people try to avoid her in the board of trustees of the Cultural Center, but the 76-year-old Democrat from Ohio is not so easy to intimidate.
Froma Harrop: If Kennedy Center stays closed for now, so be it
Go ahead, President Donald Trump, keep the Kennedy Center closed. Don't give it money for necessary repairs. This is low-hanging fruit for Americans done with your extortion schemes. They don't have to submit to small-bore intimidation like this. They can…
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to give 30 days' notice before any demolition of the Kennedy Center, following a photo of Trump with a poster saying "Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED."
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