Beatty on Trump admin threats to demolish Kennedy Center: ‘Who’s going to stop them?’

Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) said Saturday she believes the ongoing legal battle over the Kennedy Center could stand in the way of President Trump tearing down the building, after his administration raised demolition as a possibility earlier this week. Beatty, an ex officio member of the center’s board who has successful

Evelyn Hockstein/REUTERS President Donald Trump’s threat to demolish the Kennedy Center unless it is named after him has prompted a fiery new legal response. Trump, 80, previously announced a plan to close down the once-prestigious arts venue for an extensive renovation. On Tuesday, Justice Department attorneys warned