The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, recently renamed the Trump Kennedy Center, will likely close its doors for two years starting this summer, according to President Donald Trump. The president made the announcement on social media late Sunday, claiming that the closure is necessary for renovations. On Monday, Trump said that the work will "probably" cost around $200 million. "I'm not ripping it down," he said. “I’ll be using the steel. So we’re using the structure, we’re using s

In Washington D.C. the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts now carries President Donald Trump’s name alongside John F. Kennedy’s after his board voted to rename the institution The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts and crews installed new lettering on the iconic building. The move came fast and has triggered major backlash. Members of the Kennedy family slammed the name change as inappropriate and possibly illegal, arguing only Congress can alter

Donald Trump’s decision to rename the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and place his name above President Kennedy’s is a case of stolen valor. This week, I joined my friends at Democracy Forward and other pro-democracy groups to bring legal action, and I have invited my House and Senate colleagues to support my Congressional Resolution to remove Trump’s name from the Center for the Performing Arts. | Representative Stephen F. Lynch