Kennedy Center will close in July for two years for renovations

[Stalin]

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

nothing to do with the fact that nobody with any talent or taste wants to be associated with arch-philistine

we all know where this will end - a temple to vulgarity

The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington will close for roughly two years to allow for extensive renovations, President Donald Trump said Sunday.

Trump, who is also chair of the newly rebranded Trump Kennedy Center, said on social media he determined that the closure, slated for July 4, “will produce a much faster and higher quality result” as he seeks to rebuild the complex.

Trump said the move is pending approval by the center’s board, whose members were picked by the president.

“This important decision, based on input from many Highly Respected Experts, will take a tired, broken, and dilapidated Center, one that has been in bad condition, both financially and structurally for many years, and turn it into a World Class Bastion of Arts, Music, and Entertainment, far better than it has ever been before,” he said, adding that financing is “fully in place.”

CNN has reached out to the Kennedy Center and the White House for additional details.


The president’s announcement comes as the nation’s preeminent performing arts center contends with a flood of cancellations that began soon after the board added the president’s name to the complex. Most recently, award-winning composer Philip Glass withdrew the June world premiere of his symphony based on Abraham Lincoln.


Trump has made reshaping the Kennedy Center a priority in his second term. His “One Big, Beautiful Bill” included $257 million for “necessary expenses for capital repair, restoration, maintenance backlog, and security structures.” Trump has touted restoration of the exterior marble, the interior chairs and “fully” renovated stages, which he said last summer will be complete within a year.

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/01/politics/kennedy-center-trump-close

comrade stalin
moscow

 

[mark francis]

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

nothing to do with the fact that nobody with any talent or taste wants to be associated with arch-philistine

we all know where this will end - a temple to vulgarity

The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington will close for roughly two years to allow for extensive renovations, President Donald Trump said Sunday.

Trump, who is also chair of the newly rebranded Trump Kennedy Center, said on social media he determined that the closure, slated for July 4, “will produce a much faster and higher quality result” as he seeks to rebuild the complex.

Trump said the move is pending approval by the center’s board, whose members were picked by the president.

“This important decision, based on input from many Highly Respected Experts, will take a tired, broken, and dilapidated Center, one that has been in bad condition, both financially and structurally for many years, and turn it into a World Class Bastion of Arts, Music, and Entertainment, far better than it has ever been before,” he said, adding that financing is “fully in place.”

CNN has reached out to the Kennedy Center and the White House for additional details.


The president’s announcement comes as the nation’s preeminent performing arts center contends with a flood of cancellations that began soon after the board added the president’s name to the complex. Most recently, award-winning composer Philip Glass withdrew the June world premiere of his symphony based on Abraham Lincoln.


Trump has made reshaping the Kennedy Center a priority in his second term. His “One Big, Beautiful Bill” included $257 million for “necessary expenses for capital repair, restoration, maintenance backlog, and security structures.” Trump has touted restoration of the exterior marble, the interior chairs and “fully” renovated stages, which he said last summer will be complete within a year.

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/01/politics/kennedy-center-trump-close

comrade stalin
moscow

Good idea. Transfer billions of dollars from Newscum's high speed rail from never to nowhere and put it into refurbishing a culture landmark long fallen into decay under warm and fuzzy democrat collectivism.

 

[Gabriel_Bell]

I predict that Trump's name on the Kennedy Center will be removed.
Trump is hated by most Americans in creative arts. Once he is out of office, the Oval Office and White House will undergo an extensive de-uglifiction: gold geegaws and his vile plaques insulting past presidents will be removed.

 

[Phoenix68]

Good idea.

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OBVIOUSLY!!!!
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[Phoenix68]

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Spanky FORCED TO ADMIT He Drove Kennedy Center INTO THE GROUND!!!
February 2, 2026
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[mark francis]

I predict that Trump's name on the Kennedy Center will be removed.
Trump is hated by most Americans in creative arts. Once he is out of office, the Oval Office and White House will undergo an extensive de-uglifiction: gold geegaws and his vile plaques insulting past presidents will be removed.

It's too bad leftists hate good Americans and love to honor leftists, communists, socialists, collectivists, Marxists, and anti-Christian rebels instead.

 

[Gabriel_Bell]

There is NO REASON to rename the Kennedy Memorial Center. It will not become a memorial to Shitshizpants even after the worthless corrupt rapey bastard croaks.

And since Melania's silly movie failed to impress anyone-- even Melania walked out on it-- now he is shutting the Center down and no one will see any performances there for two full years.

No one asked to remodel the place, this is all about Shitshizpants the tiny peckered ego.

No one wants to buy tickets to see whatever Philistine drivel Shitshizpants and his trained monkeys think it arts and entertainment, so he'll shut her down take his ball and go home and try to turn it into a monument to himself.
What a sorry doofus Trump is!

 

[mark francis]

There is NO REASON to rename the Kennedy Memorial Center. It will not become a memorial to Shitshizpants even after the worthless corrupt rapey bastard croaks.

Don't be silly. Democrats started the renaming epidemic long before Trump added a few changes himself. Thankfully, the name of our nearby Army post was restored to "Fort Bragg" after the democrats were taken out of the way.

 

[Phoenix68]

I predict that Trump's name on the Kennedy Center will be removed.

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....Much like everything-else that lard-ass "touched"!!!!
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unperson – an executed person whose existence is erased from history and memory.
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[Stalin]

wow - the marine band has withdrawn

shows you what the military thinks of the malignant narcissus..

The U.S. Marine Band announced in February 2025 that the Marine Band would not perform in the Equity Arc Wind Symphony event, a collaboration between Marine Band members and selected high school musicians.


The U.S. Marine Band, known also as "The President's Own" was founded by an Act of Congress in 1798, making it the country's oldest professional music organization.


Composer Kevin Charoensri, whose music had been scheduled to be performed by the band at the event, stated in a Facebook post that Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) orders resulted in the cancellation of the Equity Arc concert:


"It has come to my attention that the program, one based on equity and diversity of voices, is no longer supported at the federal level under this administration," Charoensri wrote. "It was for this reason that the program and performance were canceled."

ibid

comrade stalin
moscow

 

[mark francis]

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....Much like everything-else that lard-ass "touched"!!!!
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unperson – an executed person whose existence is erased from history and memory.
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Leftists will likely remove Trump's name from several public buildings if they can steal the power in the future to do so. Under Biden's stolen presidency the anti-American loons removed traditional names from hundreds of buildings and properties.

George​

The name of George Washington has been removed from several public schools in San Francisco, as part of a broader effort to remove symbols of racism and white supremacy culture. This decision was made by the San Francisco Board of Education, which aimed to rename schools named after figures who oppressed or opposed various minority groups. The initiative is part of a community-driven process to honor contemporary heroes and local changemakers who inspire progress and unity. The debate surrounding the removal of Washington's name has sparked significant discussion within the San Francisco community, with advocates arguing that it is essential to confront the full scope of Washington's history, including his roles in slavery and racial injustice. Critics, however, contend that removing his name risks erasing important chapters of American history and undermines the legacy of leaders who symbolize unity and freedom for many citizens.

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