Anonymous18 days ago
The Kennedy Center board of trustees — entirely composed of Trump appointees — voted unanimously on March 16, 2026, to close the nation's premier performing arts venue for two years beginning after July 4, funded by $257 million from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The closure caps a 13-month transformation that saw Trump fire the entire previous board, install himself as chairman, rename the center after himself, and drive away major artists including Hamilton, the Washington National Opera, and Philip Glass, while a federal lawsuit challenges the shutdown's legality.