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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

Kennedy Center filled with shoddy work as officials rushed to renovate venue in Trump aesthetic, whistleblowers claim

The Kennedy Center’s leadership worked closely with Donald Trump’s administration to rush out no-bid contracts for construction projects at the performing arts venue in service of the president’s personal tastes, according to a Democratic senator investigating the efforts.

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse says he is expanding a probe into the Trump-led renovations after several whistleblower reports raised “serious questions” about the center’s leadership and the board’s financial management.

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