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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Joe Sommerlad

Kennedy Center warns of ‘certain fiscal collapse’ unless Trump’s name reinstated

The John F Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., is facing “certain fiscal collapse” in a matter of weeks if President Donald Trump’s name is not restored to the front of the building, according to its leadership.

A draft resolution – first reported on by The New York Times and Washington Post and circulated to the venue’s board of trustees, which is chaired by Trump himself, ahead of a Tuesday meeting – warns it is facing bankruptcy and may soon be unable to pay staff or honor routine maintenance contracts.

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