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BumRushDaShow

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Fri Mar 6, 2026, 05:16 PM 8 hrs ago

House Democrat seeks to bar Trump from closing Kennedy Center for renovations

Source: The Hill

03/06/26 3:29 PM ET


Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) on Friday filed a lawsuit asking a federal court to block President Trump from closing the Kennedy Center after he announced last month that it would shut down to allow for renovations. Beatty argues the judge should block Trump from closing the Kennedy Center because he could “demolish” the building while it is closed.

She also argued that even if the Kennedy Center board approves the building’s closure, the performing arts center will become “a lifeless husk for two years” if it is not demolished, and that Trump would be taking the action to close it without congressional approval.

That would “violate the statutory mandate to ‘maintain and administer’ the Kennedy Center as a ‘living memorial’ to” former President Kennedy, Beatty said.

The preliminary injunction was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Trump has not spoken of demolishing the Kennedy Center, which he renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5771781-kennedy-center-lawsuit-trump/



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House Democrat seeks to bar Trump from closing Kennedy Center for renovations (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago OP
Good. Trump has destroyed too much already. nt SunSeeker 8 hrs ago #1
Well she's not wrong FakeNoose 8 hrs ago #2
The sick thing is how many Trumpified buildings, airports, roads etc there will be after he's gone LiberalLovinLug 7 hrs ago #3
TY & Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio)! Cha 6 hrs ago #4

LiberalLovinLug

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3. The sick thing is how many Trumpified buildings, airports, roads etc there will be after he's gone
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 06:21 PM
7 hrs ago

Honouring the biggest profile pedofile, civil rights abuser, criminal and thief, in USA's history.

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