Trump administration says it might demolish the Kennedy Center if court blocks renovations
Justice Department lawyers say 2 years of repairs and $258 million in funding are needed to keep the venue from becoming unsafe.
- Justice Department attorney Brantley T. Mayers warned in a court filing on Monday that the Kennedy Center is "structurally unsound, fundamentally unsafe, and embarrassing to the Nation's Capital" and could face demolition if not permitted to close for two years for renovations.
- The filing frames the two-year closure as essential for critical repairs including stage lifts, rigging, and electrical upgrades, contrasting with Kennedy Center Executive Director Matt Floca's recent focus on specific maintenance tasks rather than total facility shutdown.
- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, is challenging the Board's closure decision as rushed and lacking adequate information, while the DOJ defended the administration's planning commitment and President Trump's "unrivaled expertise and experience in real estate and construction."
- Beatty is also contesting the Trump-appointed Board's renewed effort to add Trump's name to the building this month, after a prior court ruling compelled removal of the president's name from the structure.
- A hearing scheduled for Thursday afternoon will address both the contested closure and the Board's renaming efforts, with legal disputes intensifying over the facility's future and renovation timeline.
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For the first time, the administration of Donald Trump is threatening to demolish the Kennedy Center if the art institution is not allowed to carry out its plans for the building, including the addition of the name of President Donald Trump on the facade of the building, writes NBC News.
The Trump government has mentioned the possibility of demolishing the Kennedy Center, Washington's concert hall controlled by relatives of the Republican president, if justice blocks the decision of the board of directors to restore Donald Trump's name on the facade. ...
Trump administration has evoked the possibility of demolishing Kennedy Center, Washington's performance hall controlled by people close to the Republican president, if justice blocks the board's decision to reinstate Donald Trump's name on the front page, AFP reports.
Faced with opposition from Democrats to close the Kennedy Center for two years, as planned to be remodeled, it now faces the possibility of being demolished
The Kennedy Centre is said to be an abandoned building that is in dire need of reconstruction under the Trump administration.
DOJ backs Trump's name addition to Kennedy Center, warns it is likely to be demolished otherwise
The DOJ warned that blocking Donald Trump's recognition at the Kennedy Center could cause donors to withdraw and renovations to halt, potentially leading to its demolition. The warning comes amid a legal battle over the board's repeated efforts to add Trump's name to the institution.
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