The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, recently renamed the Trump Kennedy Center, will likely close its doors for two years starting this summer, according to President Donald Trump. The president made the announcement on social media late Sunday, claiming that the closure is necessary for renovations. On Monday, Trump said that the work will "probably" cost around $200 million. "I'm not ripping it down," he said. “I’ll be using the steel. So we’re using the structure, we’re using s

In Washington D.C. the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts now carries President Donald Trump’s name alongside John F. Kennedy’s after his board voted to rename the institution The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts and crews installed new lettering on the iconic building. The move came fast and has triggered major backlash. Members of the Kennedy family slammed the name change as inappropriate and possibly illegal, arguing only Congress can alter

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President Donald Trump's name was added to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts one day after the institution's board of trustees voted to change the facility's name to the "Trump Kennedy Center." Read more: https://cnn.it/3L7ZFfg | CNN