Trump Calls Judge Blocking 2-Year Kennedy Center Overhaul a Hater, Predicts Venue May Never Reopen
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Updated · Ottumwacourier · May 30
Trump Calls Judge Blocking 2-Year Kennedy Center Overhaul a Hater, Predicts Venue May Never Reopen
8 articles · Updated · Ottumwacourier · May 30
Trump said Saturday the Kennedy Center will “soon be closed, probably never to open again” after a federal judge blocked his plan to shut the venue for a two-year renovation.
Judge Christopher Cooper had halted the overhaul and ordered Trump’s name removed, ruling the board’s March 16 vote was “ill-informed” and exceeded its legal authority.
Trump responded by calling Cooper “an anti Trump Hater” and tying the setback to a broader run of legal defeats, escalating his attacks on the judge and his wife.
The dispute stems from Trump’s effort to remake the center after replacing board members and taking the chairmanship, moves challenged in a lawsuit filed by Rep. Joyce Beatty.
With renovations blocked, what is the future for the deteriorating Kennedy Center and its approved funds?
Who has the final say in naming America’s national landmarks: the President's board or Congress?
Does a judge's ruling on a name set a new precedent for all national cultural institutions?