Kennedy Center may be torn down, Trump lawyers warn, if renovations don’t take place to save it from its ‘death spiral’

The historic facility would likely be replaced with a large outdoor amphitheater overlooking the Potomac River that “will fail to adequately honor President John F. Kennedy, but would be simpler and more economical to build, operate, and maintain.”

US president’s lawyers in court filing say Washington arts complex must undergo repairs or risk demolition The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts could be demolished if repairs are not carried out, Donald Trump’s administration warned in a court filing on Monday. Lawyers for the US president said the nationa

Trump admin says Kennedy Center 'to be taken down' without renovations  USA Today

Department of Justice lawyers told a federal judge the venue 'cannot survive' without the US president's help.

The Trump administration threatened in a court filing Monday to demolish the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts if it can't renovate it.

A Department of Justice lawyer warned a Washington, D.C., federal court that if the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts does not close for President Donald Trump’s planned two-year renovation, the facility could be demolished. Brantley Mayers, a DOJ Civil Division attorney, wrote in a court filing on Monday that the

The Kennedy Center may need to be demolished and replaced with an open-air performance space if its current building cannot undergo extensive renovations, lawyers for the venue said in court papers on Monday.

The Trump administration on Monday threatened to demolish the Kennedy Center if a judge determines that the renowned performing arts center cannot close for a two-year renovation.  In court filings on Monday, attorney Brantley T. Mayer repeatedly referred to the Kennedy Center as a “decrepit” structure in dire need of

Trump administration defends Kennedy Center renaming plan, warns of demolition risk  Reuters

Trump administration threatens to demolish Kennedy Center if renovations aren’t allowed  CNN

The Trump administration, in their ongoing effort to shatter previous world records for spitefulness, is threatening to demolish the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts if they’re not allowed to put Donald Trump’s name on it. In a court filing Monday, prosecutors suggested that the proposed $250 million ren

Government lawyers say the venue could be ‘taken down’ if the president can’t use his name on the building to raise money for construction

The Justice Department suggested in a court filing Tuesday that the Kennedy Center could face demolition.

The Trump administration is, for the first time, threatening the demolition of the Kennedy Center if the arts institution isn’t allowed to close for two years for renovations.

Administration lawyers raised the possibility of a “new, but very different kind, of venue” in a court filing Monday.

In a court filing about honoring President Trump on the facade, the administration said that without a proper renovation the building might need to be “taken down.”

Kennedy Center attorneys defended the board’s decision earlier this month to restore Donald Trump’s name three times to the complex, arguing that it is essential to saving the institution. Earlier this month, the board, chaired by Trump and dominated by his allies, voted for a resolution to return Trump’s name to the f

Carlos Barria/REUTERS The decline in ticket sales at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was made even worse after Donald Trump’s name was added to the venue, according to a report. The president’s controversial MAGA takeover of the center in Washington, D.C., last year drove audiences away, and performe