{
  "id": 7683053,
  "title": "RFK Jr.’s Sister Rips Into Trump Over Kennedy Center Shutdown, Says He Bankrupts What He Touches",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/rfk-jr-s-sister-rips-into-trump-over-kennedy-center-shutdown-says-he",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-16T01:58:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/politics/robert-f-kennedy-jr-sister-reacts-kennedy-center-shutdown-blames-trump/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kennedy Center board members voted to close the main building immediately due to structural safety concerns and financial issues, a decision made by a group of board members handpicked by President Trump. Kerry Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s sister and a lawyer and human rights activist, criticized the closure, claiming it was an act of \"corruption\" and likening it to other instances where Trump has \"added his name to\" something, causing its downfall. The Kennedy Center's board defended the closure by citing the institution's worsening financial condition and structural problems that posed safety risks.",
  "summary": "“It’s a bankruptcy because he adds his name to it,” Kerry Kennedy declares The post RFK Jr.’s Sister Rips Into Trump Over Kennedy Center Shutdown, Says He Bankrupts What He Touches appeared first on TheWrap .",
  "key_points": [
    "Kennedy Center closed due to safety concerns and financial issues.",
    "Kerry Kennedy, RFK Jr.'s sister, criticized the decision as corrupt.",
    "Trump-appointed board members initiated the closure."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Kerry Kennedy's criticism of Trump suggests that she sees his involvement in the Kennedy Center's closure as part of a broader pattern of damaging the institutions he influences.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}