Kennedy Center Will Close in July for Renovation

Monday, February 02, 2026

The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will close for roughly two years to allow for extensive renovations, President Donald Trump said Sunday, a move that comes as the nation's preeminent arts institution contends with a flood of cancellations.

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It was probably difficult to foresee that Trump would put the Kennedy Center out of business.

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So, Pres trump now implicitly acknowledges that his taking over of The Kennedy Center is causing it to lose money.

And, as usual, he blames it on anything but himself.

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-01 09:55 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 3

He ------ it harder than a 13 year old girl

#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-02-01 10:07 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

A fitting "Trumpian" Rococo Gold Gilded Hellscape with marble seats.
Caligula would approve!

#3 | Posted by YAV at 2026-02-01 10:21 PM | Reply

Marble is cold, white, gaudy, and ugly. Like Trump.

#4 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2026-02-01 10:29 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

He's a complete fraud who can't do a single damn thing right.

#5 | Posted by cbob at 2026-02-01 10:47 PM | Reply

Has pedo 47 blamed Ted Cruz's dad for the death of the Kennedy Center?

#6 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-02-02 12:06 AM | Reply

He killed it, like a 13 year old girl he finished raping.

#7 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-02-02 12:47 AM | Reply

Trump is going to tear the Kennedy Center down, isn't he?

#8 | Posted by Zed at 2026-02-02 06:37 AM | Reply

Trump is going to tear the Kennedy Center down, isn't he?

Well the board that decides that is now all Trump appointees, so...

#9 | Posted by YAV at 2026-02-02 09:26 AM | Reply

Letting his inner Liberace out.

#10 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-02-02 09:38 AM | Reply

So he's going to knock it down, stiff the contractors and leave a hole in the ground?

#11 | Posted by jpw at 2026-02-02 10:48 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

leave a hole in the ground?

Probably a better option than whatever tacky, gold painted monstrosity he has in mind.

#12 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-02-02 12:28 PM | Reply

It'll take 2 years to get PEDO DONNIE's stink out of there. Didn't you see that episode of The Office where Packer drops one in Michael's office? True story.

#13 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-02-02 06:15 PM | Reply

What a child.

He has to ---- with everything.

The Rose Garden turned into a ------ golf motel patio.

The East Wing turned into rubble (quite a metaphor for his presidency).

The Kennedy Center into a shuttered monument to gaudy pedophile show house.

#14 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-02-03 07:12 AM | Reply

Trump can call it what he wants but the truth is there's been a tsunami of cancellations since his name was added to the Kennedy Center.

Thus creating a crisis (a wrecking ball actually) to the Center's financial structure. Performers don't want their name associated with Trump in any form or fashion whatsoever.

Trump lies, as usual. But the truth is in the pubbing, so it's said. Cancellations galore!

#15 | Posted by Twinpac at 2026-02-03 07:36 AM | Reply

While the Kennedy Center is closed, perhaps it would be useful to peek inside to make sure no girl children are being kept there.

#16 | Posted by Zed at 2026-02-03 08:03 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1