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www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... The only appropriate response is to refuse to accede to his demands.
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The Kennedy Center voted to close, the FBI was accused of intimidating reporters, an agent tried to investigate Musk and got ignored, and Pennsylvania reported a fourth measles death
Trump: If I Can’t Have the Kennedy Center, No One Can #Trump INSIDE: James Comey ... Lindsey Halligan ... David Streever
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TRUMP KENNEDY CENTER TANTRUM jojofromjerz.substack.com/p/trump-kenn... BFD LIVE!
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Waaaaaaaaaaaaa! Trump throws a tantrum over the Kennedy Center. It will hardly surprise you to learn that Donald Trump had his 19th nervous breakdown yesterday over the John F.
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abcnews.com/Politics/tru... The president's comments come after a federal judge on Tuesday blocked the performing arts center's board from adding a tribute to Trump on the building or site.
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l.smartnews.com/p-8vFItULC/5... President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the Kennedy Center could "close" or be "ripped down" if his administration doesn't receive recognition on the perfor...
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Trump defied 'unambiguous' court order by shutting Kennedy Center: lawsuit www.rawstory.com/kennedy-cent... Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) asked a federal judge for an emergency hearing Wednesday after the Kennedy Center abruptly closed its doors despite an order barring President Donald Trump and the center’s bo...
Trump says Kennedy Center could be 'ripped down' if he doesn't get 'recognition' - ABC News https:// abcnews.com/Politics/trump-ken nedy-center-ripped-recognition/story?id=136513298
President Trump was seen on Air Force One looking at a placard that appears to depict the potential demolition of the Kennedy Center amid an ongoing legal battle over getting his name on the building and starting renovations. Zoomed-in photos taken by Agence France-Presse photojournalist Brendan Smialowski Wednesday night showed Trump viewing the board through...
Images captured through the windows of Air Force One show President Trump reviewing a poster with the title “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED.”
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Images captured through the windows of Air Force One show President Trump reviewing a poster with the title “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED.”
His allies have warned that it could be permanent if his name is not added to the iconic arts venue.
Senators defend Kennedy Center as Trump threatens to demolish it apnews.com
A spokesperson for the Kennedy Center says "nothing is being demolished" after President Trump said it could be "ripped down" unless the building bore his name. CBS News digital politics reporter Kathryn Watson has the details.
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This is unbelievable. I’m sure SCOTUS will put this on their agenda for next year though. When the building is rubble. Then they’ll say he shouldn’t have done it and wag their fingers. Except Alito and Thomas, who will be all in. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u... Images captured through the windows of Air Force One showed President Trump reviewing a poster with the title “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED.”
The History of Trump Threat to Demolish the Kennedy Center https://www. flyingpenguin.com/the-history- of-trump-threat-to-demolish-the-kennedy-center/
www.thedailybeast.com/trump-busted... The president was spotted inspecting a foreboding poster.
President Trump is again threatening to shut down or demolish the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. CBS News' Kathryn Watson has more.
A judge has blocked any immediate efforts to destroy the Kennedy Center, after Donald Trump was photographed through the windows of Air Force One appearing to look at plans for the building's demolition.
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If he can't launder money thru it he's going to demolish it? He had to demolish the E.wing for His own Safety & Security to build a bunker under a ballroom against our will. Wrong! Violation of criminal law': Trump's Kennedy Center 'shell games' escalate in court www.rawstory.com/judge-warned... A federal judge has been asked to tell President Donald Trump in plain words that he cannot demolish th
Photographer Exposes Trump’s Kennedy Center Plan—and It’s a Bombshell Simple Don needs his cartoonishly large picture so he can understand. newrepublic.com/post/215532/... And a witness spotted a forklift repeatedly crashing into the building’s pillars.
President Trump has suggested that he might demolish the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson breaks down the constitutional implications.
It’s hard to avoid the similarities between Trump's relationship with the Kennedy Center and a psychopathic courtship. If he can’t possess it, he threatens to kill it.
Another Kennedy Center: Trump's next renaming target begs court for help www.alternet.org/another-kenn... President Donald Trump is famously targeting the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts by demanding that it be renamed to mention him, despite courts repeatedly ruling that he cannot legally do this ...
l.smartnews.com/p-8vT0oGty/9... Kennedy Center reportedly shut down for repairs - Source: Getty The John F. Kennedy Center for the Per...
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A federal judge ruled yesterday that President Trump cannot tear down the Kennedy Center without a 30-day notice. And, recent lawsuits seek to keep armed federal officers away from polling sites.
In today's issue: ▪ Trump hints at demolishing Kennedy Center ▪ Florida GOP congresswoman breaks with Trump ▪ ICE director nomination pulled ▪ Carney open to Canada joining EU President Trump is digging in on the battle to put his name on the Kennedy Center, raising the possibility that his administration could have the institution...
. 📌 Trump slapped his name on this building, and it drove artists and audiences away and cratered the very successful ongoing operation of the Kennedy Center. He's closing it to cover up the fact of his mismanagement. #KennedyCenter #demolition President Donald Trump on Thursday hit a massive hurdle in his effort to remake the Kennedy Center in his image.
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What Did the Kennedy Center Ever Do to Donald Trump? flip.it/QxQVyN The president is threatening to level an arts venue because the courts won’t let him rename it after himself.
Trump — Federal court rules Trump must notify before any demolition at Kennedy Center #Trump #Demolition #Kennedy #Center #News The U.S. federal court has ruled that former President Donald Trump must provide notice before any demolition work at the Kennedy Center. The decision, issued in response to a legal challenge, mandate… · Photo : jurvetson · CC BY · Flickr
Daily Update: Trump Blocked From Demolishing Kennedy Center, Throws Insane Dinner Party, Gets Brutal Poll News, And More Pete Hegseth, RFK, Melania Get In On The Act Too
He is like a toddler throwing a tantrum if he does not get his way. US you have failed yourself and the world www.comicsands.com/trump-photos... His cruelty knows no bounds.
President 🤡’s claim that the Kennedy Center he’s now threatening to demolish was losing “hundreds of billions” of dollars before he “got involved” was exposed Friday as a blatant lie after Zeteo obtained a copy of the center’s 2025 tax.
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The Kennedy Center, the Courtroom, and the Name Trump Couldn’t Claim professorealy.substack.com/p/the-kenned... Donald Trump tried to brand a national memorial as his own. Joyce Beatty, federal law, and two courtroom defeats stood in his way.
Nothing has so thoroughly highlighted his indefatigable petulance.
President Trump renewed his threat to close or demolish Washington’s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts unless his administration receives recognition on the building. On Wednesday, Trump told reporters the venue could “end up being ripped down,” while an AFP photograph showed him viewing a presentation board labeled “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED.” The center’s board, chaired by Trump, se
The Kennedy Center stays, for now. A federal judge has ordered that the court be notified of any structural changes like demolition, 30 days in advance. Another setback for Trump, Republicans are facing a brutal midterm election environment as polls have gone from bad to worse youtu.be/98PUUSPfWlo YouTube video by Jim Acosta
For more than 55 years, the Kennedy Center beckoned the best of culture to its Washington DC home. Now Donald Trump talks of closure and demolition.
Jimmy Fallon Tells Trump He’s the One in ‘Bad Shape,’ Not the Kennedy Center www.thewrap.com/culture-life... "The Tonight Show" host Jimmy Fallon torched President Trump Thursday night for his threats about the Kennedy Center.
youtube.com/watch?v=RfOd... Trump’s latest meltdown is over the court's ruling that he can’t put his name on the Kennedy Center. Michael Wolff and Joanna Coles discuss, explaining what the future of the performing arts center may look like. YouTube video by The Daily Beast
Trump: If we’re going to save the Kennedy Center, I think the Trump administration should be given recognition for doing so.
“I should be very careful because Bobby is right behind me,” Trump said of Kennedy’s nephew, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., when asked by a reporter about the center’s future. www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...
On my way into DC for a Kennedy Center protest. Feel like doing some yelling. After a photo showed President Donald Trump examining a poster suggesting he was planning to demolish the Kennedy Center, Kerry Kennedy arranged a protest in front of the building.
LIVE! from the Kennedy Center YouTube video by Jim Acosta
The one and only Lynda Carter — Wonder Woman herself — is here at the Kennedy Center. WATCH: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
🇺🇸US: ⭐️KENNEDY CENTER ✊🏻PROTEST: ⭐️Jim Acosta 🌟Live www.youtube.com/live/tR99n7D... YouTube video by DEFIANCEdotorg
Protesters form human chain around Kennedy Center memorial to guard against Trump’s demolition threats. #WarCriminalHegseth #WarCriminalTrump #TraitorTrump #ImpeachHegseth #ShamelessTrump #FelonTrump #25thAmendment #ImpeachTrump #VoteBlueMidterms #BlueWave2026 youtube.com/live/Km6Orh0... YouTube video by The Bulwark
Trump declines to say whether he will tear down Kennedy Center Reuters
#Discover #Trump #KennedyCenter #Art #Artwork www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti... The iconic performing arts venue has been closed since Tuesday. A protest is planned for Friday night.
Fresh layoffs begin at Kennedy Center as closure continues www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0... The cuts come as the center’s main building remains closed amid a legal battle over President Donald Trump’s transformation of the national cultural institution.
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Trump coy on whether he’ll try to completely destroy the Kennedy Center. U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday refused to say whether he would attempt to demolish the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the iconic facility on Washington's Potomac River.
Legal observer said she saw forklift repeatedly hit Kennedy Center pillars www.snopes.com/fact-check/f... ARE WE NOT EVEN GOING TO TRY AND STOP THIS HORROR? THERE IS ONLY THE PEOPLE LEFT. OUR CONGRESSIONAL GOP IS ASLEEP AND HAVING TRUMP NIGHTMARES ABOUT MISBEHAVING AND BEING PUNISHED BY PAPA. The performing arts center has decided to close its doors, claiming financial crisis and necessary renovat
substack.com/@contrarian/... Fight for the Kennedy Center Hundreds are at the Kennedy Center right now with one message: Trump, this center belongs to the people, not you. WATCH LIVE:
Where’s Howard???? Legal observer said she saw forklift repeatedly hit Kennedy Center pillars l.smartnews.com/p-8w8j5jva/9... Claim: A member of the legal team for U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty, an Ohio Democrat who has challenged President Donald Trump's actions involving the Kennedy Cent...
Photos of President Trump reviewing a poster board with the title “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED” spurred the largest gathering yet in support of the performing arts institution.
thehill.com/regulation/c... Eight historical, architectural and preservationist organizations that are plaintiffs in a case against the Kennedy Center on Thursday called for the performing arts center’s leaders to eithe…
Kennedy Center Supporters Rally Amid Possible Demolition. 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u... Photos of President Trump reviewing a poster board with the title “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED” spurred the largest gathering yet in support of the performing arts institution.
Protesters gathered outside the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on Friday evening after President Trump threatened to demolish the building. WUSA9 reporter Matt Gregory joins from the scene.
Thousands of people have come to protest outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
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The Kennedy Center Is Trump’s Most Grotesque Obsession www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/o... Nothing has so thoroughly highlighted his indefatigable petulance.
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An opinion shared by tens of millions of Americans. Except, interestingly enough, those of the cult. The president made the remark to reporters amidst back-and-forth developments in federal court, including an allegation that a forklift repeatedly struck the center.
MS NOW- 9/18 👹☣️💀🤥8647🤥💀☣️👹 Rep. MELANIE STANSBURY joins THE WEEKNIGHT to discuss PEDOLF’s latest attempt to RESHAPE the NATION’s CAPITAL in HIS OWN IMAGE, as hundreds of protesters gather outside of the KENNEDY CENTER. youtube.com/watch?v=WL76... YouTube video by MS NOW
From the Oval Office on Friday, President Donald Trump claimed no one except his administration would be able to save and renovate the now closed Kennedy Center
Protestors gathered outside Washington’s Kennedy Center after President Trump’s plans to close the arts venue.
Kennedy Center Supporters Rally Amid Speculation About Possible Demolition www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u... Will be back home in Washington on Monday. Ready to volunteer for midterms and fight anything and everything tRUMP! Photos of President Trump reviewing a poster board with the title “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED” spurred the largest gathering yet in support of the performing arts institution.
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JFK relative hails ‘national hero’ for standing up to Trump over Kennedy Center www.the-independent.com/news/world/a... ‘We will not be bullied into silence or submission,’ Kerry Kennedy wrote on social media
The Kennedy Center was financially stable until Trump took over: "In the fiscal year ending in 2024, when the center was led by President Deborah Rutter and a bipartisan board of trustees, it brought in about $40 million more than it spent" www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026... A previously unseen filing captures the state of the institution seven months after Donald Trump’s takeover.
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Protesters took part in a "Hands Around the Kennedy Center" human chain. The demonstration comes amid fears the Trump administration could tear the arts hub down.
There was NOTHING wrong with the Kennedy Center until trump put his grubby hands on it. He's just trying to ERASE any memorial to former POTUS'. What's next? The Lincoln Memorial? Washington Monument? FDR Memorial? MLK Jr Sculpture? @standupamerica.com www.facebook.com/share/v/1LGp...
Kennedy Center Supporters Rally Amid Speculation About Possible Demolition www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u... Photos of President Trump reviewing a poster board with the title “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED” spurred the largest gathering yet in support of the performing arts institution.
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So Zeteo said it asked the Kennedy Center for its 2025 tax return, which was filed just last month. And what the numbers show, according to Zeteo, is that Trump “is both lying about previous losses and hiding his own deliberate financial assault.” www.alternet.org/trump-kenned... Newly filed financial records and IRS data reveal significant revenue declines and management shifts impacting the Kenn
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www.snopes.com/fact-check/t... Preservation organizations and legislators have sued Trump over changes to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
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JFK’s family slams Trump over Kennedy Center: ‘How small minded, how narcissistic’ Source: The Hill share.newsbreak.com/jms4rfws?s=i16 “If little Donnie doesn't get his name on the Kennedy Center, he’ll have a hissy fit and rip the building down. He is a Vicious, vindictive, adolescent clown!” The family of former President Kennedy slammed President Trump for his ongoing legal battle to put his na
Thousands (est. 6K) showed up at the Kennedy Center last night with 1 message to Trump: HANDS OFF! He is an agent of destruction & destroys everything he touches From a $41M surplus-his insanity tries to destroy it 1- Video https://www. instagram.com/reel/Ddc9gNCsG4X /?stkn=MWdvempjeG91MDVhbQ== 2- https:// abcnews.com/US/wireStory/thous ands-join-protest-kennedy-center-expressing-concern-trump-136
Ask PolitiFact: Can President Trump legally demolish the Kennedy Center? politifact.com/article/2026... A reader asked PolitiFact whether President Donald Trump can legally tear down the Kennedy Center, the Lincoln Memorial or the Washington Monument. There are legal hurdles.
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President Trump is doubling down on his insistence that he needs “recognition” from the Kennedy Center in return for planned renovations. Trump’s assertion Friday afternoon seems to mean he is holding fast to his demand that his name should be added to the center in some shape or form — even though a court ruled...
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This Black woman—who Trump tried to silence—is why the Kennedy Center is still standing! deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/this-black... Rep. Joyce Beatty is an American hero!
So attractive. apple.news/AL3qcJ-87Rhm... President Trump is doubling down on his insistence that he needs “recognition” from the Kennedy Center in return for planned renovations.
President Donald Trump’s plans for the Kennedy Center are hitting legal roadblocks as questions mount over the landmark’s future. Bloomberg’s Shaquille Omari breaks down the escalating battle over one of Washington’s most iconic cultural institutions. (Source: Bloomberg)
youtube.com/watch?v=r7SY... YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane Reports
Thousands Join Hands At The Kennedy Center As Word Spreads Of Planned Demolition #Trump Washington, DC—The Organization ‘Hands Off the Arts,’ called on DC, Maryland and Virginia artists and supporters in a show of opposition to a plan by the White House to demolish the Iconic Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Memorial. Several prominent speakers told of the threat that destruction posed to th
The demonstration was organized by Hands Off the Arts, a coalition of artists, former Kennedy Center employees and supporters.
Some pictures of the name removed were printed by the Washington Post and CNN. www.cnn.com/2026/06/23/p... New images obtained by CNN show the Kennedy Center signage with President Donald Trump’s name removed, confirming a sworn court declaration from the arts center’s executive director Matt Floca that th...
www.threads.com/share/_hgclb... Trump says RFK Jr gave him the go ahead to demolish the Kennedy Center. A Kennedy helping Trump destroy his own family’s legacy. What a fvcking betrayal of his family and everything his father stoo...
Blame Joe Biden. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen... An obscure court decision involving former President Joe Biden’s presidential board appointments was the key to seizing control of the Kennedy Center.
The Kennedy Center had been turning over $300 million in revenues each year BRFORE Trump took over, with over $600 million on hand. It wasn't in finacial distress until he moved in, shit on the walls, caused acts to be canceled and performers backed out, and donors turned away. Trump ruined it. President Trump is doubling down on his insistence that he needs “recognition” from the Kennedy Center i
Kennedy Center Why is Trump's name still on the Center's press releases? See www.kennedy-center.org/news-room/pr... "Trump Kennedy Center Unveils Behind-The-Scenes Look ..." "The Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts is pulling back the curtain ..."
Kennedy Center shutdown covering up bigger mess triggered by Trump: lawyer www.rawstory.com/trump-kenned... The push to shut down the Kennedy Center is a cover story meant to hide financial mismanagement tied to President Donald Trump, an attorney said.In a Friday episode of Bulwark Takes, Nathaniel Zelinsk...
No Child Rapist should have their name or likeness on anything. Not our money and not the Kennedy Center. Thank goodness for Judges that stand up to this Führer. Thank goodness for Rep. Joyce Beatty. youtu.be/KjD9Cm8-C7U?... YouTube video by Legal AF
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Trump Gets NASTY SURPRISE As Kennedy Center Demolition Response Goes VIRAL! youtu.be/REPuYv_rO-I YouTube video by Really American
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It seems that JFK is the only thing that gives Trump wood. THE ENTIRE REPUBLICAN PARTY MUST BE VOTED OUT Read "TAX RETURNS PROVE TRUMP IS LYING ABOUT KENNEDY CENTER" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-8woO9IOY/B... Tax returns prove Donald Trump has been lying about the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts losing lots of money before he took it over, fired the...
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#Discover #Trump #KennedyCenter #Protesters #RemoveTrumpNow www.yahoo.com/news/politic... Thousands of protesters descended on the Kennedy Center over the weekend, surrounding the landmark in a show of defiance after President Donald Trump threatened to tear it down. The demonstrators link...
Wonder Woman star Lynda Carter leads protests outside Kennedy Center amid fears Trump plans to demolish it A judge ordered the Kennedy Center to provide 30 days’ notice before making any major physical changes to the building, including demolishing it www.the-independent.com/news/world/a... On Thursday, a judge ordered the Kennedy Center to provide 30 days’ notice before making any major physical
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BENTSEN: Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy, I knew Jack Kennedy, Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you are no Jack Kennedy. (Prolonged shouts and applause) What has to be done in a situation like that is to call in the -- apnews.com/video/senato... U.S. Senators from both parties are defending the performing arts center dedicated to John K. Kennedy, which President Donald Trump has thr
Internal emails and documents demonstrate the political capture of the institution, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection.
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How President Trump Broke the Kennedy Center www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u... Internal emails and documents demonstrate the political capture of the institution, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection.
www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/16/k... his name being added to The Kennedy Center is what killed it in the first place. putting it back would guarantee that the venue will never be healthy. #kennedycenter The Kennedy Center's Trump-appointed board has voted to close the facility over a continuing dispute over Trump's name on the building.
Demolish the damn thing already. Seriously. Donald Trump can't put his name on the Kennedy Center, so he's insinuating that it must be closed and possibly demolished because...
www.facebook.com/share/v/1JUR... Don’t let trump demolish Kennedy center.Trump mentally ill destroying everything in his path must be taken out of office asap our country won’t survive with him as president total nightmare for our country💩💩💩
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www.dailykos.com/stories/2026... It was another week of chaos in the Trump administration.
Trump can't understand why the Kennedy Center isn't like his failed hotels flip.it/ZiHlRf President Donald Trump's threats against the Kennedy Center show a distinct misunderstanding of how the institution actually works, one culture critic argued for MS NOW, as he seems unwilling or unabl...
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www.thedailybeast.com//trump-wante... The president has reduced the esteemed arts space to a tawdry soap opera.
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www.dailykos.com/stories/2026... This will be a relatively short post. Elizabeth Williamson and Julia Jacobs have put together a timeline of all the ways Donald Trump has undermined what was a national treasure, even to looting its…
atlantablackstar.com/2026/09/20/t... President Donald Trump seems ready to put his own stamp on the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts — but the next phase could get personal.
www.youtube.com/shorts/J0C8v... YouTube video by Jim Acosta
The Kennedy Center Is Just Trump’s Latest Hostage The administration keeps closing off public spaces the president claimed to be saving. The administration keeps closing off public spaces the president claimed to be saving.
Opinion | Why the Kennedy Center stands out from the corporations Trump has mishandled - MS NOW apple.news/AZpwctdMnRK2... The ongoing Kennedy Center saga shows Trump does not appear to understand how corporate branding differs from nonprofit norms.
thehill.com/homenews/adm... Maria Shriver said Trump’s statement “blows my mind,” calling the president “small minded” and “narcissistic.” “That a sitting president would not let any renovations to a public building go on unless he gets to first put his name in the said building, what a tragedy. The family of former President Kennedy slammed President Trump for his ongoing legal battle to put his
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President Donald Trump shut the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday, with officials describing the closure as temporary. The move followed a federal judge’s ruling that the Kennedy Center board could not add Trump’s name anywhere on the arts center’s grounds. Trump then said on social media that the institution was in dire condition and might need to be bulldozed if his name
Trump touts he’s the ‘one capable of fixing’ the Kennedy Center www.dailykos.com/stories/2026... Trump says that one he can save the Kennedy Center from bankruptcy.
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The Kennedy Center is not simply another federal building. Congress established it as the National Center for the Performing Arts and a living memorial to President John F. Kennedy. A decision to destroy it should require Congress to approve that destruction by law. resist.bot/petitions/PB... As your constituent, I urge you to introduce, cosponsor, and pass a Kennedy Center Preservation Act making
www.yahoo.com/news/politic... Protesters are demanding Trump be removed as the Kennedy Center chairman.
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11 claims involving the Kennedy Center we've investigated www.snopes.com/collections/... The historic Washington, D.C., performing arts center has been in the spotlight since Trump's second term began.
New Filings Wreck Trump's Biggest Claim About Kennedy Center Takeover newrepublic.com/post/215607/... Donald Trump has repeatedly insisted the performing arts organization was on the brink of financial collapse.
🇺🇸US: 🦠👿Trump OUTFLANKED as ⚖️Court and ✊🏻Protestors ⭐️join forces at ⭐️Kennedy Center!!! youtu.be/8cjufNp7kG0?... YouTube video by Legal AF
Bankrupt Kennedy Center Auctions Off JFK’s Skeleton — theonion.com/bankrupt-ken... WASHINGTON—Saying dire financial circumstances had left it with nothing but the most desperate option, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced Monday that it had filed for bankrup...
Breaking: Judge Intervenes to Stop Trump from Bulldozing Kennedy Center open.substack.com/pub/rawstory... Groundbreaking Elon Musk documentary may not get released, addled McConnell almost votes with Democrats, judge tells Trump he can’t demolish Kennedy Center
with art handpicked by Trump patrons. "You can definitely start sending stuff back to the countries who donated it now," Grenell said in an email to Josef Palermo, a curator he hired. www.irishstar.com/news/politic... Former Kennedy Center boss Richard Grenell allegedly planned to replace the artwork inside the embattled center with something that "reflected American values"
Lawrence O'Donnell: As usual, the strongest witness against Donald Trump in the case is Donald Trump. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy4w... YouTube video by MS NOW
President Trump closed the Kennedy Center after a dispute over whether his name should be added to the building's facade following court orders to remove it.
Former President Clinton is knocking President Trump's plans for a triumphal arch and the efforts to put his name on the Kennedy Center, saying that global challenges would be more easily dealt with if leaders "didn't care as much about who got the credit." The 42nd president delivered opening remarks at the opening of the annual Clinton Global...
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Omg, here’s a link, learn all about it. It’s hard to find past ticket prices for events, which was why I just went with the screenshot. But clearly where I got the info is the real problem and not that the person was lying about prices and types of performances. www.kennedy-center.org The Kennedy Center is a vibrant campus of theaters and other artistic spaces that is also a living memorial to Pre
Yes, even though he attacks them the worst. Here’s another one (a Congresswoman though): www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1qi... YouTube video by MS NOW
🔍 Congress and the courts must scrutinize the board’s renewed attempt to place Trump’s name on the Kennedy Center. www.thepetitionsite.com/948/658/372... #CongressionalOversight #StopTrump Trump is trying again to put his name on the Kennedy Center -- even after a federal judge ruled that the last (23036 signatures on petition)
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flip.it/bJr4vi President Donald Trump's Justice Department filed court papers contradicting his warning that the Kennedy Center could be demolished without his name on it.The status report by the Department of Justi...
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Listen, they knew fully well what they were doing. Donald & his people are full of psychological games that they like to play. The same holds true for the Kennedy Center. Soon, they'll OUTRIGHT DISREGARD COURT ORDERS. -ONE.🇺🇸🤔 www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... A federal judge ordered the Kennedy Center provide a 30-day notice before any demolition or other major changes to the center can begin.
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) plans to force a Senate vote next week on two new resolutions aimed at preventing President Trump from demolishing the Kennedy Center or building his proposed triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery. Why it matters: Senate Democrats are putting Republicans on notice that they're prepared to use every available legislative means, including the appropriations proce
> The latest installment in the Kennedy Center drama arrived Wednesday with a court-mandated filing by President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ), explaining his rationale for abruptly closing the performing arts venue last Tuesday. > > It made no mention of the possible “DEMOLITION” of the center, recently threatened by Trump. > > The executive director of the Kennedy Center, Matt Floca
Trump hired a bunch of cronies to do the Kennedy Center "Renovation" that have no experience doing it, what a shock. Also, like all trump projections, the renovations have an end date of 2028. Not ominous at all. Plans approved by the Kennedy Center Board include hiring an architecture firm that designs K-12 schools in Minneapolis, according to documents outlining the $250 million project.
www.snopes.com/news/2026/09... The claim regarding Lincoln's assassination site spread after a federal judge blocked Trump's attempt to add his name to the Kennedy Center.
Kennedy Center whistleblowers expose leak fix Trump's chief shelved before shutdown www.rawstory.com/kennedy-cent... Former Kennedy Center employees allege that the very leak problem now being used to justify shutting down the arts institution was actually canceled from repair months ago by the same official now cit...
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www.counterpunch.org/2026/09/25/t... President Trump signaled that he is entitled to raze the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts if he is not permitted to add his name to the building’s
Whistleblowers provided internal documents showing that Kennedy Center Executive Director Matt Floca directed officials to cancel funding for roof work. The NYT reported that President Donald Trump has pushed to close the Kennedy Center for two years while it undergoes a $257 million renovation. Former Kennedy Center employees are accusing the institution’s leadership of shelving repairs to leakin
Trump is a monster and his own party is complicit. Vote them all out. Trump has gotten rid of many of the checks and balances that could stop him from demolishing the Kennedy Center Source: The Conversation U.S. share.newsbreak.com/jp3p5q1r A hierarchy of oversight for the iconic arts venue has essentially collapsed.
The Kennedy Center Is the Most Terrifying Building in America www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/... This place is much too dangerous.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0... The president’s assessment of the Kennedy Center’s physical condition grew increasingly dire after his name went up on the building and revenue began to plunge.
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GOP Sen. John Kennedy (La.) said Sunday that public officials should not have buildings named after them while they are alive, as President Trump fights to rename the Kennedy Center after himself. During an interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” Kennedy said public officials, including Trump, should not “spend public money on private ads...
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Sit-Com 101: The Kennedy Center merrillmarkoe.substack.com/p/sit-com-10... How to Write A Classic Sit Com Ripped from Today’s Headlines
Trump now says the Kennedy Center could be deadly. Months ago, it was “great.” - The Washington Post apple.news/As_f6ZFn9S02... trump thinks that if he tears it down and rebuilds it then he can put his name on it. The president’s assessment of the Kennedy Center’s physical condition grew increasingly dire after his name went up on the building and revenue began to plunge.
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This fix will stop Trump's wave of destruction — by obliterating him www.rawstory.com/raw-investig... I was reading a story about how Donald Trump had so thoroughly destroyed the Kennedy Center, a once-great arts institution reduced to a pathetic shell by one man’s seemingly deep-seated enmity at John...