Kennedy Center board votes to immediately close venue for renovations
The closure follows a judge’s ruling that Trump’s name cannot be added, while board members said the center faces bankruptcy and urgent safety repairs.
- Kennedy Center board members voted Tuesday to close the performing arts venue, citing "dire" financial and structural conditions amid an ongoing dispute over renaming the building for President Donald Trump.
- Attempting to secure funding, the board previously voted to rename the facility "Trump Plaza," but Judge Christopher Cooper ruled the institution cannot install memorials for Trump without Congress's blessing.
- Although the board claims the center is in a "dire" financial position, Judge Cooper noted the institution still has access to $257 million appropriated by Congress for necessary capital improvements.
- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, praised the court's ruling, stating the center is named for President Kennedy "and no one else," while accusing President Trump of holding the memorial hostage for vanity.
- As the board threatens to keep the Kennedy Center closed for two years, legal disputes continue over whether the board can bypass statutory restrictions on renaming the site to resolve its fiscal crisis.
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President Trump announced the closing of the Kennedy Center for reforms, after a judge prevented him from placing his name on the facade.
Board Votes to Close Kennedy Center after Leftist Obama Judge Bars Trump’s Name from Facade * The Gateway Pundit * by Jim Hoft
The Kennedy Center Board voted on Tuesday to shut down the center after a leftist judge barred President Trump's name from the facade.
U.S. President Donald Trump's side is staging a tantrum by attempting to close the Washington Kennedy Center following a court ruling prohibiting the addition of his name to the center. On the 15th, the Kennedy Center Board of Directors resolved to close the center for up to two years under the pretext of repairs. Trump serves as the chairman, and his close associates
U.S. President Trump wants to put his name on the famous Kennedy Center. After a court again banned this, he announced the immediate closure. Among other things, he justified this with necessary renovation work.
Trump comes unglued in 'crazy' Kennedy Center call before board pulled the plug: report
President Donald Trump erupted at a Democratic lawmaker during a chaotic Kennedy Center board call on Tuesday.That’s according to multiple media outlets, which reported that the president, who installed himself as board chairman, screamed at Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) before the panel voted to shut down the famed performing arts venue. “It was f---ing crazy,” said one source familiar with the call, according to CNN. Another source told the network…
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