Trump orders Kennedy Center closed

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Jan-Werner Mueller

@jwmueller-pu.bsky.social

"If I cannot have it, nobody can have it."

Kennedy Center Closes Its Doors Despite a Judge’s Order

The announcement came after President Trump said he would cancel a $257 million renovation of the venue if his name is not returned to the building.

www.nytimes.com

September 16, 2026 at 12:19 AM

by Timothy D. McBride

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Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

the Iran war is undercutting what was once a political advantage for Republicans.

Trump’s Kennedy Center sabotage is complete

Trump can’t put his name on the building — so he’s closing it instead.

www.vox.com

September 15, 2026 at 10:48 PM

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Gerry Hassan

@gerryhassan.bsky.social

Trump acts like the petulant mob boss he is when he cannot get his way closing the Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts. All because his attempt to slap his name on it was illegal. People should not cave into Trump even if the centre has to remain closed until he is gone.

September 15, 2026 at 10:39 PM

by Timothy D. McBride

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Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

Trump has temper tantrum and closes Kennedy Center hours after a judge ruled he can’t put his name on it www.politico.com/news/2026/09...

Trump says Kennedy Center is closed hours after a judge ruled he can’t put his name on it

Trump said a planned renovation won’t happen until the building is allowed to bear his name.

www.politico.com

September 15, 2026 at 10:18 PM

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Stephen C. Smith

@wordsmithfl.bsky.social

#Politics #Trump

From #CNN via Archive.ph: Trump shut down the Kennedy Center after screaming at a Democratic congresswoman on a conference phone call.

archive.ph/lBzXE

September 15, 2026 at 10:04 PM

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Stephen C. Smith

@wordsmithfl.bsky.social

#Politics #Trump

Breaking from #AP: Trump closes the Kennedy Center until he can add his name to the building.

apnews.com/article/kenn...

apnews.com

September 15, 2026 at 9:51 PM

by Timothy D. McBride

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Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

Trump-aligned Kennedy Center board votes to close building www.axios.com/2026/09/15/t...

Trump-aligned Kennedy Center board votes to close building

A draft resolution proposed sending marquee events off-site during restoration.

www.axios.com

September 15, 2026 at 9:48 PM

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David Darmofal

@daviddarmofal.bsky.social

Trump says Kennedy Center is closed hours after a judge ruled he can’t put his name on it

Trump said a planned renovation won’t happen until the building is allowed to bear his name.

www.politico.com

September 15, 2026 at 9:43 PM

by Timothy D. McBride

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Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

Kennedy Center board votes to immediately close venue for renovations www.nbcnews.com/now/video/ke...

Kennedy Center board votes to immediately close venue for renovations

The Kennedy Center board has voted to immediately close the arts venue for two years to complete renovations. NBC News' Gary Grumbach reports on the decision and challenge it faces in the courts.

www.nbcnews.com

September 15, 2026 at 9:38 PM

by Diane Ravitch

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Diane Ravitch🇺🇸❤️🇺🇦🗽🇨🇱🏳️‍🌈✡️🇨🇦

@dianeravitch.bsky.social

Trump will block $267 million for renovation of Kennedy Center unless his name is on it.

www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/a...

Trump Fights Back After Judge Says Name Must Stay Off Kennedy Center (Gift Article)

President Trump threatened to cancel a $257 million renovation of the performing arts venue if the judge’s ban was not overturned.

www.nytimes.com

September 15, 2026 at 9:12 PM

Reposted by Stacy D. VanDeveer

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick

@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social

Trump shuts down the Kennedy Center, by law a living memorial to President Kennedy, because he has been denied the right to put his name on the building. Disgusting.

Jonathan Edwards
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BREAKING: The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts closed Tuesday
afternoon after its board of trustees, led by President Donald Trump, voted to
immediately shutter its doors for two years of renovations.
From Grey Battle on the ground

Underneath is a photo of an electronic sign outside the Kennedy Center flashing in all capital letter “EMERGENCY ALERT. BUILDING CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC. EMERGENCY ALERT.”

Jonathan Edwards O @jonathanreports
X.com
Some great reporting from the scene by @janegreybattle.
My paraphrase: At about 4:30 p.m., the center started closing. A message played over the speakers announcing the building was shutting down. Security guards escorted visitors out through the Hall of Nations.
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September 15, 2026 at 9:11 PM

by W. Andy Knight

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W. Andy Knight

@knight54.bsky.social

He will soon be ex-President and won’t be around when the Kennedy Centre gets back to being The Kennedy Centre And that Trump board of sycophants is turfed out.

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 6h

How not surprising that a president who acts like a petty mob boss is holding one of our nation’s treasured institutions hostage until we meet his conditions—that is, putting his stupid name on the building. I say we just put it in mothballs until he is gone.

September 15, 2026 at 9:00 PM

by Tom Clark

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Tom Clark

@tomsclark.bsky.social

Once again, sing along with me, under any normal circumstances this would be an impeachable offense. Facilitating the destruction of a national monument to extract a personal vanity is exactly the kind of thing the framers had in mind.

www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/a...

Trump Fights Back After Judge Says Name Must Stay Off Kennedy Center

President Trump threatened to cancel a $257 million renovation of the performing arts venue if the judge’s ban was not overturned.

www.nytimes.com

September 15, 2026 at 8:40 PM

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Headquarters

@headquartersnews.bsky.social

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

September 15, 2026 at 8:33 PM

by David Darmofal

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David Darmofal

@daviddarmofal.bsky.social

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.

www.theatlantic.com

September 15, 2026 at 8:31 PM

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Anne Applebaum

@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu

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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The New York Times

@nytimes.com

Breaking News: President Trump said he would cancel a $257 million renovation of the Kennedy Center if his name wasn’t added to the building.

Trump Fights Back After Judge Says Name Must Stay Off Kennedy Center

President Trump threatened to cancel a $257 million renovation of the performing arts venue if the judge’s ban was not overturned.

nyti.ms

September 15, 2026 at 8:23 PM

by Alan Richardson

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Alan Richardson

@alanrichardson.bsky.social

An era of unforced Entrumpification disasters

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.

bit.ly

September 15, 2026 at 8:17 PM

by Rosemary A. Joyce

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Rosemary Joyce

@rajoyce.bsky.social

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.

bit.ly

September 15, 2026 at 7:16 PM

Reposted by Michael D. McDonald

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sonnybunch.bsky.social

@sonnybunch.bsky.social

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.

www.thebulwark.com

September 15, 2026 at 7:14 PM

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