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Trump’s Renovation Push Forces Kennedy Center to Close for Two Years
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- Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center board unanimously votes to close this summer for two-year renovation.
- Center stays open through July 4th celebrations before halting operations.
- Trump administration eliminated DEI raised $130 million restored patriotic programming.
The board acted after Trump appointed new trustees and became chairman.
Previously renamed to honor both leaders last year.
“We determined that the fastest way to bring the Trump Kennedy Center to the highest level of success, beauty and grandeur is to cease the entertainment operations for a two-year period of time as we complete high-quality, really high-quality construction,” Trump said.
“We’re going to have a little bit of a celebration. Not a big deal, but a little bit of a celebration. On July 4th, we’ll have a little party and then after that we close and we start construction.”
Trump described the facility as on the verge of physical and financial collapse before changes.
“It’s not even describable how bad this building was,” the president stated.
Reforms included purging woke practices for family-friendly content preventing closure.
“We got rid of all of the DEI…brought back patriotic and family friendly programming and last year we raised over $130 million dollars to keep this place going. Otherwise it would have been closed,” he said.
“[The Kennedy Center] was losing so much money it could not have stayed alive if we didn’t come in as a group of people, and a lot of wealthy people that made a lot of contributions,” Trump continued.
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Trump restoring iconic venue aligns with commitment to American greatness support this vital project.
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