President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he has determined that the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, should close for about two years.Trump, who wrote on Truth Social that the decision is “totally subject” to approval by his handpicked board, said that the center will close on July 4 and that “financing is completed, and fully in place.” Trump did not elaborate on where the funding came from. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on questions about the funding.Trump added that the decision was made based on a review that involved “Contractors, Musical Experts, Art Institutions, and other Advisors and Consultants,” who were weighing construction with closure and re-opening or partial construction while entertainment operations continued.A spokesperson for the Kennedy Center did not immediately respond to a request for comment about Trump’s announcement, what the center’s board thinks of the issue or what would happen to the center’s existing programming.Trump said that the closure will “produce a much faster and higher quality result,” that the Kennedy Center can be “the finest Performing Arts Facility of its kind” and that there will be a “Grand Reopening” after the renovation.He called the Kennedy Center — where the premiere of first lady Melania Trump's documentary was held last week — “tired, broken, and dilapidated,” adding that it “has been in bad condition, both financially and structurally for many years.”>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-says-kennedy-center-will-close-two-years-renovations-rcna256982
>>1486144Trump has taken a special interest in the Kennedy Center since he returned to office last year. He replaced the center’s board with a handpicked set of members who named him chair and changed programming at the center, including removing Pride events.Late last year, the board moved to rename the center to include Trump’s name. It was then affixed to the facade — before President John F. Kennedy’s name — a day later.The renaming drew criticism from Kennedy family members and members of Congress. Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, who is on the board as an ex officio member, sued the administration for changing the center’s name, claiming it was not a lawful move, as the center was established by legislation.Since the renaming, a flurry of artists have canceled their appearances at the center, including the composer of the hit musical “Wicked,” Stephen Schwartz, who dropped out from hosting a gala for the Washington National Opera. The opera has since left the center, where it had performed since 1971.Trump has frequently discussed remodeling the Kennedy Center, arguing that the theater was poorly maintained and in desperate need of repairs, some of which are already underway.Trump’s first visit to the Kennedy Center this term was on March 17, where he participated in a board meeting and toured the facilities. Talking to reporters from the President’s Box, he said, “We are going to make a lot of changes, including the seats, the decor, pretty much everything. Needs a lot of work.”In May, during a Kennedy Center Board dinner, he spoke about how he is “fixing everything” including the Kennedy Center.“I don’t know what the hell they were doing, but they spent a lot of money, and it’s just not possible that they could have spent it so poorly. But we’re going to turn it around. That’s what I love doing,” Trump said at the time.
>>1486144 (Cont)After announcing the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees, Trump took another tour of the Kennedy Center. White House aide Margo Martin posted a photo of Trump on the concert hall stage, with the caption, "President @realDonaldTrump tours the Kennedy Center to discuss renovations.”During the Kennedy Center Honors in December, Trump said the money raised that night would go toward renovating the venue.“You know, we raised a lot of money tonight, tremendous, record numbers of dollars, a lot of money," Trump said at the time.OTHER SOURCES:>https://www.wusa9.com/video/news/entertainment-news/kennedy-center-will-close-for-2-years/65-87ab1865-9b47-4fa1-a4be-47dd43eef3bf>https://apnews.com/article/trump-kennedy-center-closing-renovations-c6dba4a46e71b0d0e48d46501195366c>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kennedy-center-closing-2-years-construction-trump-july-4/
>>1486144It really did take just 1 year of fuckery for Trump to reduce literally one of the busiest performing arts centers in the entire US to a complete fucking shell of itself with almost all the acts canceled and ticket sales only previously achieved during a fucking pandemic.And there are still retards who think he's a good businessman.
>>1486144Turn it into an ice detainment center
>>1486148Source?
>>1486148Just wait for him to level the Kennedy Center to build a monument to himself
>>1486148>one of the busiest performing arts centersBruh, it was all gay shit
>>1486153>https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/2025/10/31/kennedy-center-sales/
https://www.propublica.org/>The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.>The records viewed by ProPublica list Ochoa, 43, and Gutierrez, 35, as the shooters during the deadly encounter last weekend that left Pretti dead and ignited massive protests and calls for criminal investigations.
>>1486155>thecopeTrump decided to shit his name on something already successful to pretend he's sucessful, and threw a bitch fit when the thing stopped being successful because he was involved. See: His whole life
>>1486164Good and factual post
>>1486164Trump is dumber that dogshit. He bullied his name onto a MEMORIAL building already named for the one who is memorialized.If Trump thinks that diarrhea he placed on the Center is going to stand for one minute past noon on January 20th 2029, he's even more drugged-out and pedod-out than I thought. He probably thinks it will be there so that his memory will be "shared" along with JFK.Literally fucking insane.
>>1486144Everything Trump touches dies.
>>1486144Oh, by the way, this is yet another example of Trump's bullshit costing hundreds of Americans jobs. There are no other major theater or performance locations in DC; most of the workers at the center are now out of a job for at least 2 years.
>>1486215Some highly connected contractor is going to be overpaid to bulldoze it though. Probably use some H1B workers though.
>>1486148>And there are still retards who think he's a good businessman>free tickets for Melania: and $50* to those who want them*-Conditional on viewer being present through entire showingYeah. That'll get Disney quaking in fear after Zootopia 2 ($1.7 billion) made more than Inside Out 2. /sTrump SteaksTrump MortgageTrump Taj MahalGoTrump.comTrump ICETrump: The MovieSo indeed: there are still retards who think he's a good businessman.
>>1486222Why? Are Democrats involved?
>>1486153>SourcetRump's anus, dive in.>>1486155>Bruh, it was all gay shitThe WWE is your idea of culture
>>1486144He’s going to turn it a hideous gold color isn’t he
>>1486262More likely he'll just tear it to shreds and then the renovations will get stalled out until the end of his presidency.
>>1486267I imagine there'll be a few token renovations but ultimately the real reason for them is because he doesn't want the embarrassment of having run the place into the ground during his presidency. Just have it be "temporarily closed" and reopen when he's gone so he can't be blamed for it going under.
He's says it's going to be "completely rebuilt", which means he's having it demolished.Everything he touches is destroyed.
>>1486267>he'll just tear it to shreds and then the renovations will get stalled out until the end of his presidency.This is what he has chosen to do. He's the most evil man in the world.
>>1486277Blatant ESL jeet
>>1486277It is a building and not even a very old one at that. Stop being dramatic.
>>1486283>God who cares if he drove one of the biggest performing arts centers and a literal memorial building into the ground with his ego and is now demolishing it
>>1486281Not one thing was incorrect and I'm white, you retard.
>>1486284>>1486277Don't forget it's a memorial center, as passed by law of congress, so his forcing his name on it was already illegal.
>>1486286Yeah I know. All he has to do is say he's God and then announce that no one may buy or sell anything without his mark of 666 and then he really will be the antichrist.
>>1486240>Democrats bulldoze an election in Texas>this after a Democrat mayor is elected in Miami: Trump's backyardWhy? Are Republicans involved? Yes
>>1486292They think H1B visas are not MAGA, so it confuses them when MAGA buisnessmen are the #1 user of H1B visasTrump famously imports all of his workers, because it lets him pay them less
>>1486288I'm an atheist, but according to the bible the antichrist is an extremely charismatic figure that brings the entire world together under a new religion. Trump is not the antichrist, he is a fascist pants-shitting pedophile who most people that have actually interacted with cannot stand, he doesn't even have the support of half the country anymore.
>>1486288>>1486299trump is absolutely the anti christ if you follow the biblical quotes. Also the cult loyal only to him is a religion.
> Trump is the Antichrist > Trump is not the Antichrist Didn't realize I walked into a schizo debate
>>1486297>MAGA buisnessmen are the #1 user of H1BI bet you don't even have a source for your claim you just made it up because it's convenient in debate and consistent with your prejudiced worldview
>>1486297>when MAGA buisnessmen are the #1 user of H1B visasI mean holy shit, the only evidence I can find suggests the complete opposite, H1B hiring is massively over represented in every deep blue state compared to any other state in the US https://www.uscis.gov/tools/reports-and-studies/h-1b-employer-data-hub
>>1486305>#1 user of H1B visashttps://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2025/11/17/top-us-technology-companies-dominate-h-1b-visa-list-in-2025/CEOs of those companies suck donald's penis.
>>1486312(((forbes)))not a source
>>1486312>CEOs of those companies suck donald's penisThis. And in classic trump fashion he turned around and screwed over big tech sucking his weiner by completely destroying their h1b visa program that was allowing them to replace Americans with Indians https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/restriction-on-entry-of-certain-nonimmigrant-workers/
>>1486306>blue stateswow, who owns those companies? I'm sure that doesn't matter, you found the excuse to blame it on dems like you were programmed, so just claim the win and pretend that you're fine like the good little automaton you arelmao
>>1486313https://www.mba-exchange.com/candidates/mba-h1b-employers-ranking.phphttps://www.epi.org/blog/tech-and-outsourcing-companies-continue-to-exploit-the-h-1b-visa-program-at-a-time-of-mass-layoffs-the-top-30-h-1b-employers-hired-34000-new-h-1b-workers-in-2022-and-laid-off-at-least-85000-workers/https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/h1b-visas-workers-charts-cb81493c?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqfpcD0Dm2ncYie-e97j-w8B17z2E1l59r2ltKeZfxACWbP-WWCw6nagnOOiJqI%3D&gaa_ts=69811c10&gaa_sig=I9ZeWDsGFjuMcORSKCJDpx-spcy2u9pvzH8_LYuAZ127Lx3MPcqJq1puoTs_3N-3ztIXcaIADBsIOAfxrS3vpg%3D%3Dhttps://builtin.com/diversity-inclusion/companies-that-sponsor-h1b-visasI could probably make the list a mile long as it's just googling, but no matter what, you will complain and have a problem with it as thats all republicans do; complain. everything is a problem no matter what.
>an orange thing that >>1486313 supports>Israel's & Jews' source of political, financial & military support>>1486313 is a source of hypocrisy
>>1486319Wealthy corps hate the fact that trump is removing their source of cheap labor and it makes Democrats seethe
>>1486320>blue states>wow, who owns those companies?The people who own and are responsible for the day to day operations of these companies in deep blue states are the people who live and vote in these deep blue statesFACTS
>>1486324You literally posted three blogs and a wsj article trying desperately to avoid the official federal numbers lmao
>>1486330I thought it was generally well known that rich MAGA donors love living in blue states because they're actually nice places compared to red third world hellhole states.
>>1486331>a problemthere it is.
>>1486301Trump is just the Man of Lawlessness. A lame little speedbump.
>>1486364>Man of Lawlessness>He is a human being (not a demon or angel) who epitomizes lawlessness, considering himself above all laws and authority. He is frequently identified as the Antichrist or the "Beast" from Revelation.
>>1486364>>1486301everything he's done is lawful anon, you are just mad you've lost.ahh yes the anti christ maybe if you weren't such insufferable pieces of crap you'd realize why people would rather have trump in office then you, but do go ahead and tell me how stalking suv owners and claiming everyone with one is part of ICE is perfectly acceptable behavior.I hope ur the next renee
>>1486365He is frequently identified by non-bible sources as the antichrist, yes. Like many things currently believed by hacks, it has very little to do with historical interpretations or the actual words on the pages.
>>1486367Reminder that baring false witness is a sin, which you just committed. Enjoy going to hell for the anti christ, trump.
>>1486367Esl
>>1486370You do not believe in the constitution or the bible. You are a street shitting jeet
>>1486386>continues bearing false witnesslmao, go to hell, go directly to hell, do not pass the pearly gates
