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

President says he will block renovation project unless court decision to bar his name from being added is overturned

The Guardian - US · Sep 15

Kennedy Center leaders say Trump’s name on facade may avoid ‘fiscal collapse’

Center’s Trump-installed leaders also say it is on brink of bankruptcy and could close as early as Tuesday

The Guardian - US · Sep 14

Seized, subverted, shuttered: a year in Trump’s assault on the Kennedy Center

Since a presidential post on Truth Social the Washington DC arts hub has lost its leadership, had its name changed and will now be closed for years

The Guardian - US · Feb 8

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Olivier winner John Lithgow attacks Trump’s second presidency as ‘a disaster’ for US arts

Speaking after his best actor victory, Lithgow said Donald Trump’s administration ‘has done some shocking, destructive things’ especially its takeover of the Kennedy Center

The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2025

Comedians roast Trump as Conan O’Brien honored at Kennedy Center

Sarah Silverman, John Mulaney, Will Ferrell and others pull no punches at first signature event at cultural center since Trump took over

The Guardian - US · Mar 24, 2025

Conan O'Brien condemns 'bullies' as he accepts Mark Twain Prize

TV funnyman Conan O'Brien condemned "bullies" as he accepted the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. on Sunday (23.03.25) alongside stars including Sarah Silverman, Will Ferrell, Tracy Morgan, and Adam Sandler.

BANG Premier · Mar 24, 2025

‘Not what we signed up for’: inside Trump’s ‘shocking’ Kennedy Center takeover

The esteemed bipartisan cultural institution has fallen into the hands of the returning president leading to chaos, confusion and a celebrity exodus

The Guardian - US · Feb 24, 2025

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Trump has purged the Kennedy Center’s board, which in turn made him its chair – why does that matter?

President Donald Trump dismissed half the appointed trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ board on Feb. 12, 2025. The remaining board members, most of whom he had recently appointed, then voted to make Trump the center’s chair. The board also fired Deborah Rutter, who had…

The Conversation · Feb 17, 2025

Stars pull out of shows and positions at Kennedy Center after Trump takeover

Issa Rae, Ben Folds and Shonda Rhimes among those who chose not to associate with the institution and president

The Guardian - US · Feb 13, 2025

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