"We're talking about the same guy here who is attempting to renovate or revamp seemingly every historic landmark in Washington D.C. simultaneously to add references to his own glorification. He's even seized control of the city's three public golf courses! Of course his first move when performers defied him at the Kennedy Center would be to simply close the center down for two years, the news of which broke last night."
"I have determined that The Trump Kennedy Center, if temporarily closed for Construction, Revitalization, and Complete Rebuilding, can be, without question, the finest Performing Arts Facility of its kind, anywhere in the World. In other words, if we don't close, the quality of Construction will not be nearly as good, and the time to completion, because of interruptions with Audiences from the many Events using the Facility, will be much longer. The temporary closure will produce a much faster and higher quality result!"
Performers canceled Kennedy Center engagements en masse after President Donald Trump added his own name to the building. Trump responded by announcing a temporary closure and claimed the center would be closed for Construction, Revitalization, and Complete Rebuilding to produce the finest performing arts facility and to speed and improve construction. The closure announcement appeared on Truth Social in rambling style with random capitalizations. Critics framed the move as retaliatory after artists defied him and as part of Trump's wider effort to reshape landmarks and add self-glorification, noting his seizure of the city's three public golf courses. The planned closure contradicts his prior assurances the center would remain open.
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