Trump’s Two-Year Kennedy Center Plan Surprises Arts Staff and Leaders
TL;DR
President Donald Trump announced a roughly two-year closure of the Kennedy Center for renovations costing about $200 million, a move that shocked center staff and board members and, per a Washington Post letter, brought the National Symphony Orchestra’s future into focus.
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- ‘Crisis’: The fallout from Trump’s surprise plan to close Kennedy Center The Washington Post
- House Democrat on Kennedy Center renovation: Trump ‘acted with a total disregard for Congress’ The Hill
- Trump says he's closing the Kennedy Center for renovations. We have questions NPR
- ‘I’m Not Ripping It Down’: Trump Says He’s Only Renovating the Kennedy Center The New York Times
- Trump Made a Bad Bet on the Kennedy Center The Atlantic
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