Fencing Goes up Around Kennedy Centre Amid Closure Row
The board says the center needs safety repairs, while Congress has allocated $257 million and a judge blocked Trump name changes.
- On Wednesday, fencing appeared around the Kennedy Center following a vote by the Trump-aligned board to close most of the performing arts facility for repairs.
- President Donald Trump conditioned the release of $257 million in congressionally approved repair funds on renaming the building, though District Judge Christopher Cooper blocked these plans on Tuesday.
- Citing the demolition of the White House East Wing, activists with the group Hands Off the Arts and Laura Bligh fear the building may be torn down before legal proceedings conclude.
- Security guards turned away visitors on Wednesday, while Kennedy Center spokespeople did not immediately respond to requests for comment regarding the sudden lack of pedestrian and vehicle access.
- 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 ambitions.
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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 the main Kennedy Center building after Trump-aligned board votes to close it - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fencing went up Wednesday around the main Kennedy Center building, a day after the Trump-aligned board voted to close most of the...
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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