Trump’s Kennedy Center takeover leaves the national arts flagship teetering
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Trump’s ongoing control of the Kennedy Center has sparked donor defections, staff layoffs, and a court battle over his name, with critics saying his involvement deterred patrons and performers. The center contemplates a two-year renovation and a years-long path to restoring Broadway programming, while leadership and funding disputes threaten its status as a national arts flagship.
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- Thousands rally outside shuttered Kennedy Center, chanting ‘Hands off!’ The Washington Post
- Trump doubles down on demand for ‘recognition’ in Kennedy Center fight Yahoo
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