Kennedy Center board votes to immediately close venue for renovations
- 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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The Kennedy Center's board of directors in Washington, D.C., largely acquired from Donald Trump, voted for its immediate closure on Tuesday, a few hours after a federal judge banned a reference to the president on this high cultural site without the consent of Congress.
The Latest: Board votes to close Kennedy Center amid financial woes and name dispute
The Kennedy Center board has voted to close due to financial issues and a dispute over putting President Donald Trump’s name on the venue. This decision follows a federal judge's ruling that blocked the board from adding Trump's name, citing…
The US president wanted to put his name on the famous cultural center in Washington, but a court is blocking the move several times. Now he is trying again to shut down the facility for a long time.
Kennedy Center board votes to close after judge's ruling on Trump name
Sept. 15 (UPI) — The board of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Center voted Tuesday to immediately close the center for renovations, hours after a federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump‘s name must stay off the building. Trump said in a social media post that the closure was for “safety reasons” and so renovations can begin […] The post Kennedy Center board votes to close after judge’s ruling on Trump name first appeared on Gephard…
According to US President Donald Trump, Washington's largest public cultural institution – the Kennedy Center – is immediately closed. As a reason, the head of state called "security concerns and urgently needed renovation work". Previously, a panel appointed by Trump had failed to rename the venue.
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