"Last night, Trump delivered an implicit admission of defeat, announcing that the center will close on July 4 for two years. Trump brought the same theory to the Kennedy Center that he does to most of his moves: He believes that he knows better than the experts, and that a "silent majority" actually supports his disruptions. That certainty seems to have led him to a bad bet here."
"That certainty seems to have led him to a bad bet here. "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," the president wrote on Truth Social. "The temporary closure will produce a much faster and higher quality result!""
"If you've been paying attention, this explanation will be perplexing. In October, Trump posted that "Many major improvements" were under way at the center-including, bafflingly, the addition of marble armrests on chairs -but that "We are remaining fully open during construction, renovation, and beautification." (For the record, the Kennedy Center underwent a $250 million expansion just seven years ago.) In December, when Trump added his name to the building's facade-in violation of statute and grammar-he boasted, "We saved the building."
President Trump seized control of the Kennedy Center a year ago and has pursued a unilateral redesign and rebranding. He announced the center will close on July 4 for two years for construction, revitalization, and complete rebuilding. He claimed a temporary closure will produce faster, higher-quality results and that the renovated facility would be the finest performing-arts venue anywhere. Earlier statements asserted many improvements would occur while remaining fully open, including adding marble armrests, despite a $250 million expansion seven years earlier. Trump also attached his name to the facade and claimed to have rescued the building from financial and physical decay.
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