Trump Threatens to Demolish Kennedy Center if Name Is Removed

Photo Illustration by Victoria Sunday/The Daily Beast/Getty Images/Reuters Donald Trump has raised the extraordinary prospect of demolishing the Kennedy Center if he isn’t allowed to shut down the storied venue for renovations—including putting his name back on the building. As the president moves to remake the perform

The Department of Justice argues that if President Donald Trump's name isn't on the Kennedy Center, donor money for renovations will dry up, leading to its closure

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

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.

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 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.

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