Inscription ban threatens Kennedy bankruptcy

Kulturzentrum in Washington: Trump droht mit Aus für das Kennedy Center

Das Kennedy Center hat die sofortige Schließung für die Renovierung beschlossen. Ein Bundesrichter verbot erneut, Donald Trumps Namen an der Fassade anzubringen. Der droht nun mit dem Aus für das Kulturzentrum.

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Trump announces he will close the Kennedy Center until his name is added to the building.

September 15, 2026 at 8:33 PM

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David Darmofal

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Darline Graham Nordone supports Trump 100%. She supports this. @drannieandrews.com doesn't.

Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 5h

The Kennedy Center was a beloved Washington institution, enjoyed by millions of people. It has been destroyed for no real reason. Just vanity, carelessness, indifference.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Trump’s Kennedy Center Shakedown

The only appropriate response is to refuse to accede to his demands.

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September 15, 2026 at 8:31 PM

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Anne Applebaum

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The Kennedy Center was a beloved Washington institution, enjoyed by millions of people. It has been destroyed for no real reason. Just vanity, carelessness, indifference.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Trump’s Kennedy Center Shakedown

The only appropriate response is to refuse to accede to his demands.

www.theatlantic.com

September 15, 2026 at 8:24 PM

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Area toddler has meltdown over branding dispute over whose cookie it is

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 7h

BREAKING: The Kennedy Center board votes to close over financial woes and branding dispute with President Trump, AP sources say.

Live updates: Trump goes after Supreme Court for rejecting his push to restrict mail ballots

President Donald Trump criticized the Supreme Court on Tuesday after it rejected his push to let the US Postal Service restrict mail-in voting in this year’s midterm elections.

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September 15, 2026 at 7:21 PM

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Rosemary Joyce

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The headline is awful. It’s not a “branding dispute”; it’s a dictatorial overreach. And burning it down is all this man knows how to do.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 7h

BREAKING: The Kennedy Center board votes to close over financial woes and branding dispute with President Trump, AP sources say.

Live updates: Trump goes after Supreme Court for rejecting his push to restrict mail ballots

President Donald Trump criticized the Supreme Court on Tuesday after it rejected his push to let the US Postal Service restrict mail-in voting in this year’s midterm elections.

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September 15, 2026 at 7:16 PM

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sonnybunch.bsky.social

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Real people are going to suffer because Donald Trump would rather shut the Kennedy Center down than allow it to operate without his name garishly plastered on its side. It's practically the definition of malignant narcissism. www.thebulwark.com/p/a-day-and-...

A Day, and a Nation, at the Kennedy Center

From Tchaikovsky to redneck humor: the arts in Trump’s America.

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September 15, 2026 at 7:14 PM

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Timothy McBride

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Trump’s Name Must Stay Off Kennedy Center, Judge Rules www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/a...

Trump’s Name Must Stay Off Kennedy Center, Judge Rules

A federal judge said he would not approve a plan to inscribe President Trump’s name on the building.

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September 15, 2026 at 7:12 PM

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Chris Geidner

@chrisgeidner.bsky.social

The Kennedy Center situation is like the CFPB in that sense.

And, in both cases, litigation had been helpful, but you can’t make a thing good when they don’t want that, you can just slow them from destroying it altogether and try to prevent permanent destruction.

September 15, 2026 at 7:11 PM

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Amir Attaran

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Imagine being a “superpower” who can’t keep the national theatre open.

Kennedy Center board votes to close venue as judge bars adding Trump’s name

The center’s Board of Trustees is also set to consider a proposal to shut down the building for renovations.

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September 15, 2026 at 7:08 PM

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Timothy McBride

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Kennedy Center board continues coverup of Trump's efforts to destroy the Center; votes to shut down building
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Kennedy Center board votes to close main building for renovations

The Kennedy Center board voted Tuesday to immediately close the venue’s main building for renovations, according to a source familiar, as the board argues that only President Trump can raise enough…

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September 15, 2026 at 7:03 PM

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Ron Filipkowski

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Trump says he won’t make necessary repairs to the Kennedy Center unless his name is on the building.

September 15, 2026 at 6:59 PM

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Aaron Rupar

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and there it is -- Trump says that if the Supreme Court doesn't allow him to put his name on the Kennedy Center then it will close down for good

The Board of The Kennedy Center today agreed, almost unanimously, to close the Building for Safety reasons, and so that it can begin the process of Reconstruction. The closing will take place immediately, however, the Renovation and Reconstruction, which is a very large and complex job, cannot begin until such time as the D.C. Circuit rules on the Board’s approved name. If the ruling is a negative one, which it should not be, and is not overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, the Reconstruction and the Renovation of The Kennedy Center will not take place. The attorneys from the DOJ will ask for an expedited appeal. In the meantime, 17 Million Dollars, raised by President Trump, has been put into The Kennedy Center account to keep it afloat. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP

September 15, 2026 at 6:59 PM

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Kennedy Center board votes to close it for 2 years after Judge forbids them from putting Trump name on it. Whatever Trump touches, dies. JFK center now joins Trump U, Trump air, Trump Steaks, Trump vodka, Trump casinos, and other failures.

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Kennedy Center board votes to close immediately for renovations (USA Today)

WASHINGTON – The board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts voted to immediately close the bulk of the iconic institution for the next two y...

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September 15, 2026 at 6:58 PM

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The Washington Post

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Breaking news: Leaders of the Kennedy Center have voted to close the venue.

Critics have accused center leaders of exaggerating the building’s physical problems to justify a closure they say could conceal financial mismanagement under President Trump’s leadership.

Kennedy Center board votes to close as judge blocks push for Trump’s name

The center’s Board of Trustees is also set to consider a proposal to shut down the building for renovations.

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September 15, 2026 at 6:44 PM

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Amir Attaran

@amirattaran.bsky.social

So the Kennedy Center will die unless Trump is allowed to put his name on it. 👇🏼

I’m pretty sure John F. Kennedy would be okay with that.

September 15, 2026 at 6:34 PM

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Federal judge rules that Kennedy Center board may not put Trump's name on the building or the grounds without an act of Congress.

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Federal Judge Rules that Kennedy Center Board May Not Put Trump Name on Building or Grounds

President Trump wants to put his name on the performing arts center established as a memorial to the assassinated President. A federal judge said no. Congress named the building and only Congress m…

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September 15, 2026 at 6:33 PM

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Federal judge rules that Kennedy Center board may not put Trump's name on the building or the grounds without an act of Congress.

dianeravitch.net/2026/09/15/f...

Federal Judge Rules that Kennedy Center Board May Not Put Trump Name on Building or Grounds

President Trump wants to put his name on the performing arts center established as a memorial to the assassinated President. A federal judge said no. Congress named the building and only Congress m…

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September 15, 2026 at 6:32 PM

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The Associated Press

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BREAKING: The Kennedy Center board votes to close over financial woes and branding dispute with President Trump, AP sources say.

Live updates: Trump goes after Supreme Court for rejecting his push to restrict mail ballots

President Donald Trump criticized the Supreme Court on Tuesday after it rejected his push to let the US Postal Service restrict mail-in voting in this year’s midterm elections.

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September 15, 2026 at 6:21 PM

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Kyle Griffin

@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

BREAKING:

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kennedy Center board votes to close over financial woes, Trump branding dispute, AP sources say.

September 15, 2026 at 6:20 PM

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