1440 - The Kennedy Center’s
board, led by President Donald Trump, voted yesterday to close the landmark DC venue, citing urgent financial and
structural issues. The board’s decision came soon after a federal judge ruled
Trump’s name could not be readded to the building.
The board cited a partial ceiling
collapse in the venue’s main lobby on Sept. 4 after an evening of heavy rain in
its decision (scroll for video). However, the board said it will not
begin a planned two-year, $257M renovation project funded by Congress until
Trump’s name can be inscribed, an effort to honor his plan to raise an
additional $100M in funding.
A federal judge has ruled such inscriptions illegal, citing federal law that no
memorials or plaques be added to the Kennedy Center without congressional
approval.
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