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Miles Archer

(23,324 posts)
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 08:35 PM Feb 1

Trump Reveals He's Closing Kennedy Center for MAGAt Makeover

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-reveals-hes-closing-kennedy-center-for-maga-makeover/

Trump is shuttering the Kennedy Center for a MAGA makeover.
Nearly a year after hijacking the storied cultural institution, the 79-year-old president announced on Truth Social that he would “temporarily” close the center for “Construction, Revitalization, and Complete Rebuilding.”
Trump said the Kennedy Center would cease “Entertainment Operations” on July 4 for roughly two years.

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applegrove

(132,260 posts)
3. I thought it was satire when I read this. I guess he wants
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 08:39 PM
Feb 1

to hide the fewer acts and attendees attending now that his name is on the center.

bigtree

(94,289 posts)
5. it won't open again until he's gone
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 08:40 PM
Feb 1

..and those fools don't know shit about 'entertainment' other than the clown show they've been perpetually putting on.

Diraven

(1,907 posts)
6. The only reason he wants to rebuild it
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 08:42 PM
Feb 1

Is so he can claim it's mostly his now and take Kennedy's name off altogether.

Blues Heron

(8,847 posts)
10. He thinks this is "owning" us but he is quite wrong. KC is about the spirit not the building.
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 09:04 PM
Feb 1

He is such a weird fuckwit

Retrograde

(11,421 posts)
12. As always, I have to ask
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 09:10 PM
Feb 1

where is the money coming from? Appropriated by Congress? Private donations? Charging performers for performing?

greatauntoftriplets

(179,018 posts)
14. OMG, he wants to tart the place up like he's done to the Oval Office.
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 09:12 PM
Feb 1

It'll look like a Las Vegas venue. Ugh.

waddirum

(1,005 posts)
16. He is going to demolish the building
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 10:36 PM
Feb 1

Just like he demolished the East Wing of the White House. No permits. No asbestos remediation.

Liberal In Texas

(16,274 posts)
18. Marble armrests! Gold leafed junk everywhere!
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 10:45 PM
Feb 1

Marble walls, floors, ceilings! Gold lame drapes! Gold chandeliers! A big TRumpf over the proscenium!

He can't choke on a fishy sandwich quick enough.

J_William_Ryan

(3,496 posts)
21. "Can't book any entertainment. So he shuts it down and lies about it."
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 11:35 PM
Feb 1

Exactly.

Trying to avoid the embarrassment of performers canceling shows and refusing to book.

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