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Joseph Gedeon in Washington

Kennedy Center to close as Trump threatens to block repairs over name dispute

tarp in front of a performing arts center
The Kennedy Center in Washington. The venue has been embroiled in a dizzying legal dispute. Photograph: Finn Gomez/Getty Images

Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the Kennedy Center would close “immediately” and threatened to cancel a planned renovation of the institution if federal courts did not allow his name to be placed on the front of the building.

Trump’s ultimatum came shortly after the president’s handpicked board voted, again, to close the institution’s performing arts building in Washington, citing safety and financial concerns.

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