Kennedy Center board votes again to renovate building and inscribe Trump’s name on it – report
The center has until next week to present plan to judge who had blocked earlier rehab and name change US politics live – latest updates The board of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington is said to have voted once again to move forward with Donald Trump ’s controversial plan to temporarily shutter the building for substantial renovations, as well as to inscribe the US…
The board of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington has voted to proceed with Donald Trump's proposal to renovate the historic building and inscribe his name on its facade, despite a federal order to remove the president's name from the signage. The board, comprising mostly handpicked and staunch allies of the president, voted to close the main building while keeping the newer addition, the Reach, open for limited programming and as an active memorial to John F Kennedy.
The decision comes as the center has until next week to present a plan to the judge who blocked earlier rehabilitation efforts.
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