Fencing Goes up Around Kennedy Center Amid Closure Row
The board says the center needs safety repairs, while Congress has allocated $257 million and a judge blocked Trump name changes.
- The Kennedy Center erected fencing Wednesday around the main building after the Trump-aligned board voted to close most of the performing arts center for repairs.
- President Donald Trump conditioned the release of $257 million in congressionally approved repair funds on renaming the building; District Judge Christopher Cooper blocked those naming plans on Tuesday.
- Activists with the group Hands Off the Arts fear the building may be torn down, citing the Trump administration's demolition of the White House East Wing. Laura Bligh said, "The worst case scenario is a wrecking ball."
- Security guards restricted access to the main building Wednesday, turning away an Associated Press reporter who approached. Kennedy Center spokespeople did not immediately respond to requests for comment regarding the closure.
- President Trump also plans to build a triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery and is eyeing a golf course renovation along the Potomac River as part of broader infrastructure proposals.
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The Independent (US)Photos of the Kennedy Center as Trump-aligned board prepares to close it for repairs
The Kennedy Center will close most of its complex for repairs and fencing went up around the main building, after a judge’s order blocked the restoration of President Donald Trump’s name.
Fencing Erected in Front of Kennedy Center
“Fencing was erected around the perimeter of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington on Wednesday, one day after President Donald Trump and his handpicked board announced its indefinite closure,” MS NOW reports. “The center’s doors were locked, and security said it was closed to the public.”
Fencing Goes Up Around Kennedy Center
The Associated Press reports: Fencing went up Wednesday around the main Kennedy Center building, a day after the Trump-aligned board voted to close most of the performing arts center for repairs. That vote came after a federal judge blocked the institution from returning President Donald Trump’s name to the building. The Republican president had said … The post Fencing Goes Up Around Kennedy Center appeared first on Joe.My.God..
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