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Trump photo shows him viewing "Kennedy Center demolished" document
In court documents filed Wednesday by Rep. Joyce Beatty, a witness said he saw a "forklift run into and hit the pillars" of the building.
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Trump Air Force One Photos Fuel Kennedy Center Demolition Speculation
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Kennedy Center director says facility will be closed for one week for safety inspections, ‘unless extended’
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Center Left · The New York Times
Trump Air Force One Photos Fuel Kennedy Center Demolition Speculation
Center · CBS News
Trump photo shows him viewing "Kennedy Center demolished" document
Center Right · Washington Examiner
Kennedy Center director says facility will be closed for one week for safety inspections, ‘unless extended’
Left · TPM – Talking Points Memo
Kennedy Center Saved From Demolition — for Now
Center Right · Reason Magazine
Trump Re-Ups His Threat To Raze the Kennedy Center Unless He Can Slap His Name on It
Far Left · Truthout
Trump Caught Reviewing Plan to Demolish Kennedy Center in Air Force One
Center Left · NBC News
Trump Ordered to Give Notice Before Demolishing Kennedy Center
Left · Mother Jones
The Kennedy Center Is Just Trump’s Latest Hostage
Far Right · Townhall
Could the Kennedy Center Be Demolished? What We Know Right Now.
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The New York TimesCenter Left
Trump Air Force One Photos Fuel Kennedy Center Demolition Speculation
Images captured through the windows of Air Force One showed President Trump reviewing a poster with the title “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED.”
TPM – Talking Points MemoLeft
Kennedy Center Saved From Demolition — for Now
JFK Memorial Remains Closed Dispensing with the need for an emergency hearing, U.S. District Judge Christopher R. Cooper of D.C....
TruthoutFar Left
Trump Caught Reviewing Plan to Demolish Kennedy Center in Air Force One
Through the windows of Air Force One, he was pictured holding a poster that seemingly says “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED.”
NBC NewsCenter Left
Trump Ordered to Give Notice Before Demolishing Kennedy Center
A federal judge is ordering the Trump administration to give at least 30 days’ notice before making any changes to existing renovation plans for the Kennedy Center, including any demolition of the center’s main building. It comes as the president was spotted Wednesday looking at a poster on Air Force One that appeared to say “Kennedy Center Demolished.”…
Mother JonesLeft
The Kennedy Center Is Just Trump’s Latest Hostage
Donald Trump has lurched, in short order, from would-be savior to abductor of the Kennedy Center, replacing vows to restore the facility’s greatness with a threat to demolish it if he can’t put his name on it. Construction crews fenced off the center on Wednesday, making it the latest in a series of Washington landmarks…
HuffPostLeft
Judge Orders 30-Day Notice For Any Kennedy Center 'Demolition'
The ruling follows a court filing by Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) that raised alarms over a picture that appears to show the building being torn down.
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Trump photo shows him viewing "Kennedy Center demolished" document
In court documents filed Wednesday by Rep. Joyce Beatty, a witness said he saw a "forklift run into and hit the pillars" of the building.
BBC NewsCenter
Judge orders Trump to give 30 days' notice before any 'demolition' at Kennedy Center
The order comes after Trump was photographed onboard Air Force One looking at a poster that appeared to tout the demolition of the site.
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5 publishers
Washington ExaminerCenter Right
Kennedy Center director says facility will be closed for one week for safety inspections, ‘unless extended’
The Trump administration will close the Kennedy Center for at least one week to examine the extent of “severe structural deterioration” in the facility, the center’s executive director, Matt Floca, said in a Thursday court filing. “During this temporary closure, which will last for seven days, unless extended, I intend to assess existing safety risks…
Reason MagazineCenter Right
Trump Re-Ups His Threat To Raze the Kennedy Center Unless He Can Slap His Name on It
After a federal judge rejected his attempts at self-glorification, Trump said the building will "end up being ripped down" if he does not get the "recognition" he wants.
Daily MailRight
Trump's chilling Kennedy Center warning rushed to judge as court filing exposes photo on Air Force One
Trump's plans for the John F. Kennedy Center have been the subject of fierce litigation for months. Now, critics fear he may be trying to demolish the building.