Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations after...

What’s Happening

Not gonna lie, Trump just dropped the closure days after the premiere of “Melania” a documentary of the first lady was shown at the storied venue.

President Donald Trump dropped Sunday he will move to close Washington’s Kennedy Center performing arts venue for two years starting in July for construction. Recommended Video Trump’s announcement on socials follows a wave of cancellations since Trump ousted the previous leadership and added his name to the building. (let that sink in)

Trump made no mention in his post of the recent cancellations.

The Details

Trump just dropped his plan days after the premiere of “Melania” a documentary of the first lady was shown at the storied venue. The proposal, he dropped, is subject to approval of the Kennedy Center, which has been stocked with his hand-picked allies.

Trump himself chairs the center’s board of trustees. “This important decision, based on input from many Highly Respected the experts, will take a tired, broken, and dilapidated Center, one that has been in rough condition, both financially and structurally for many years, and turn it into a World Class Bastion of Arts, Music, and Entertainment,” Trump wrote in his post.

Why This Matters

Leading performing arts groups have pulled out of appearances, most just, composer Philip Glass, who just dropped his decision to withdraw his Symphony No. 15 “Lincoln” because he dropped the values of the center today are in “direct conflict” with the message of the piece. Earlier this month, the Washington National Opera just dropped that it will move performances away from the Kennedy Center in another high-profile departure following Trump’s takeover of the U.

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