Must they keep chipping away at their dignity?
The Trump-appointed Kennedy Center board on Thursday voted to partially close the iconic arts center for up to two years during renovations and to re-add President Donald Trump’s name to the building’s facade, according to one person who attended the virtual board meeting and a second person familiar with the meeting.
The Kennedy Center will move forward with a two-year closure of the sprawling performing arts venue to allow for substantial renovation work, while some outdoor programming may continue. That’s according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity before an official announcement. The decision made Thursday comes after a federal [...]
The move, which follows months of litigation over President Trump’s attempts to reshape the cultural institution, could spark new legal challenges.
The move sets the stage for a test of a judge's order that previously mandated Trump's name be removed.
The Kennedy Center's board of trustees voted to add President Trump's name to the facade of the performing arts center, more than two months after a judge ordered its removal, according to a Democrat who sits on the center's board.