Thousands join protest outside Kennedy Center, expressing concern that Trump might tear it down
Organizers say more than 1,500 people RSVP’d as protesters linked hands to oppose the center’s closure, fencing and Trump’s renaming push.
- Thousands gathered Friday evening outside the Kennedy Center in Washington to protest President Donald Trump's plans for the facility, fearing he might close and demolish the storied institution.
- The Kennedy Center board, aligned with the president, voted Tuesday to close the facility for repairs after District Judge Christopher Cooper blocked their attempt to restore Trump's name to the building.
- On Thursday, Judge Cooper ordered the center to provide at least 30 days' notice before making major physical changes, including demolition, following Trump's warning Wednesday that the landmark could be 'ripped down'.
- Chris Raleigh, co-founder of Hands Off the Arts, cited the previous demolition of the East Wing as evidence protesters believe the threat is credible and mobilized to defend the center.
- Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump said he could 'save it easily,' but questioned why the administration should raise funds to keep it afloat without recognition for doing so.
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Thousands Chant “Hands Off!” At Kennedy Center
The Washington Post reports: Thousands of supporters of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts gathered Friday as the sun set over the Potomac, surrounded as much of the building as they could, linked arms and chanted: “Hands off! Hands off!” For the first time in what felt to them like ages, their … The post Thousands Chant “Hands Off!” At Kennedy Center appeared first on Joe.My.God..
Thousands of people joined outside the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts on Friday evening to protest President Trump's plans for the facility, linking their voices to a chorus of organizations and individuals who've been horrified that he might make good on his threats to close and...
More than a thousand people gathered on Friday 18 September around the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., to defend this high cultural place threatened by Donald Trump.
Trump wants his name to adorn the famous Kennedy Center at all costs, but a court forbids it. Now the Cultural Center in Washington is to be closed and perhaps even demolished. Hundreds of people demonstrate against it with songs, posters and a human chain.
Thousands Protest Trump’s Kennedy Center Overhaul
Activist group Hands Off the Arts is organizing a Friday protest and a human chain around the Kennedy Center to oppose President Donald Trump’s bid to renovate, and potentially demolish, the landmark and to block his push to have his name added to the building, as legal rulings require 30 days’ notice for major changes. The demonstrations, supported by Kerry Kennedy and other figures, come amid concerns about safety and the Center’s temporary cl…
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