
Trump-appointed Kennedy Center board to vote on closing building for renovations
The Kennedy Center on 2 September 2026 in Washington DC. Photograph: Finn Gomez/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenThe Kennedy Center on 2 September 2026 in Washington DC. Lawyers in that case are due before US district judge Christopher Cooper for a status conference at 10am, hours before the board meets.The draft resolution up for a vote would close the main building on safety grounds, describing it as unsafe for continued occupancy.
- ▪The Kennedy Center on 2 September 2026 in Washington DC.
- ▪Photograph: Finn Gomez/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenThe Kennedy Center on 2 September 2026 in Washington DC.
- ▪Lawyers in that case are due before US district judge Christopher Cooper for a status conference at 10am, hours before the board meets.The draft resolution up for a vote would close the main building on safety grounds, describing it as unsa
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The Kennedy Center on 2 September 2026 in Washington DC. Photograph: Finn Gomez/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenThe Kennedy Center on 2 September 2026 in Washington DC. Photograph: Finn Gomez/Getty ImagesDonald TrumpTrump-appointed Kennedy Center board to vote on closing building for renovationsScheduled vote on closure comes after board quietly shelved a vote to restore Trump’s name to building’s facade Joseph Gedeon in WashingtonTue 15 Sep 2026 09.41 EDTLast modified on Tue 15 Sep 2026 09.42 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe Kennedy Center’s Trump-appointed board will vote Tuesday on closing the institution’s main building for renovations, after quietly shelving a planned vote to restore Donald Trump’s name to the facade.In a notice filed Monday in the US district court for…
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