While congressional Republicans block efforts to ban Donald Trump from demolishing the Kennedy Center, Department of Justice lawyers argue that the Trump-dominated institution is “already in a state of collapse both financially and physically” and nearly out of money to pay its bills.
On Monday night, Republican Sen. Mike Lee blocked bipartisan legislation to prevent the Trump administration from demolishing the venue after lawmakers drafted a bill in response to apparent threats that the building could be knocked down if the president isn’t allowed to add his name to it.
