Kennedy Center weighs Trump-named renovations to secure donor funds
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The Kennedy Center is preparing for an August board vote to restore and display President Donald J. Trump’s name on its façade as part of renovations; DOJ lawyers say donations for the project would dry up without the naming, while critics warn the move could be a pretext to justify closures, noting recent removal of Joel Shapiro’s Blue sculpture and ongoing activism by Keep the KC.
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