Trump Reverses, Says He Will Keep Kennedy Center Control After Citing Hundreds of Millions in Losses
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 5
Trump Reverses, Says He Will Keep Kennedy Center Control After Citing Hundreds of Millions in Losses
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 5
Summary
Trump said Friday aboard Air Force One that he will remain in charge of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, reversing comments from just days earlier that Congress would retain control.
“I’m the chairman, so we’ll just keep it going,” Trump said, arguing that someone has to run the institution despite what he described as hundreds of millions of dollars in losses over the years.
The reversal shifts the immediate governance picture for the Kennedy Center, with Trump now asserting personal authority over the arts institution rather than deferring to Congress.
The dispute centers on who controls a major U.S. cultural institution that Trump says must continue operating even as it struggles financially.