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senseandsensibility

(24,989 posts)
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 07:42 PM Feb 1

Kennedy Center to close this July

Trump just posted that he will be closing the Kennedy Center along with a lot of BS about construction. It will be closed for an "approximate" two-year period of time.

As Ron Filipkowski put it I guess we're supposed to believe that this has nothing to do with virtually all the artists canceling on him. And as Ron reminds us, everything trump touches dies.

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Kennedy Center to close this July (Original Post) senseandsensibility Feb 1 OP
Are they tearing that down too? Bettie Feb 1 #1
"renovating" it senseandsensibility Feb 1 #2
I thought they already renovated it! Hope22 Feb 1 #30
Every renovation. & vanity project is bobalew Feb 2 #67
Exactly. Krasnov is trying to build as many structures that he can slap his name on GoodRaisin Feb 1 #6
That's what I said, either tearing it down or adding gold crap vapor2 Feb 1 #8
Already has plans drawn up Zelda_Orchid Feb 1 #23
What is this? ShazzieB Feb 1 #28
It looks like something out of "The Man in the High Castle". generalbetrayus Feb 1 #33
The Volkshalle (planned for Berlin/Germania, but never built) Celerity Feb 1 #38
Very interesting! ShazzieB Feb 2 #49
From a distance, that third photo has a face in it. calimary Feb 2 #59
Wouldn't Rebl2 Feb 1 #32
Except that the new center will drop the Kennedy name.... Ol Janx Spirit Feb 2 #69
My thought exactly. Lonestarblue Feb 2 #65
is there any chance that some groups can sue to stop the renovations? Takket Feb 1 #3
Ummmm, does "East Wing" ring a bell? niyad Feb 1 #46
Everything Americans respected and valued must be destroyed. Irish_Dem Feb 1 #4
I think it's the way his narcissism works. ananda Feb 1 #25
Yes, narcissists cannot stand it when others get praise, admiration, respect. Irish_Dem Feb 2 #50
TwoTrumps ananda Feb 2 #51
Yes this is why Trump is the perfect agent of destruction. Irish_Dem Feb 2 #52
Bwahahaha - ETTD jmbar2 Feb 1 #5
He killed off a great institution BlueWaveNeverEnd Feb 1 #7
Two years? I guess it takes a long time to carve all those marble armrests. tanyev Feb 1 #9
Where's my fucking DOGE check? BlueNProud Feb 1 #10
Took him a month. He couldn't bankrupt his own casinos that fast. n/t flvegan Feb 1 #11
Doesn't the Kennedy family have a say in this? trump is such a ridiculous person. Ugh. n/t SheilaAnn Feb 1 #12
Probably not. maxsolomon Feb 2 #55
They could at least go public with their condemnation. calimary Feb 2 #58
Maria Shriver did already. maxsolomon Feb 2 #61
As many as possible, one might hope. calimary Feb 2 #63
One night showing "Melaaaaaaaniaaaaah" and the place is closing. Hmm...... twodogsbarking Feb 1 #13
I saw something few weeks ago AverageOldGuy Feb 1 #14
Marble is cold, like Melania. SunSeeker Feb 1 #16
MARBLE armrests??? WTAF???? niyad Feb 1 #17
I'll make you feel like you're sitting on Trump's White House toilet! SunSeeker Feb 1 #19
Nuthin' says warm and cozy like a marble armrest. tanyev Feb 1 #39
Oh my God! That's insane... FakeNoose Feb 1 #22
Who is paying for it? mysteryowl Feb 1 #15
WE ARE niyad Feb 1 #18
Hmmm...I don't remember that we approved it. (congress) mysteryowl Feb 1 #20
WE have not approved anything, but the godemperor of the uiverse niyad Feb 1 #41
I think we hate him more and more everyday. mysteryowl Feb 1 #47
Every day, he does something evil, disgusting, and horrible. niyad Feb 1 #48
'Renovating' aka Demolishing DET Feb 1 #21
Everything he touches...dies.. Escape Feb 1 #24
Metaststic Starbeach Feb 1 #26
ETTD greatauntoftriplets Feb 1 #27
And HER!!!! Billsdaughter Feb 1 #29
This message was self-deleted by its author CaptainTruth Feb 1 #31
You missed the part about two years for the "renovations"?? You niyad Feb 1 #42
Does he have the authority edhopper Feb 1 #34
Of course he does-- he said so. niyad Feb 1 #43
I'm sure it will be beautifully and tastefully restored COL Mustard Feb 1 #35
Good LNM Feb 1 #36
He is closing it for "renovations"-- two years' worth. niyad Feb 1 #44
It does not need renovating Wiz Imp Feb 1 #37
I just saw a post about that on bluesky senseandsensibility Feb 2 #57
He'll probably put up those damn oberle Feb 1 #40
And don't forget the marble armrests. niyad Feb 1 #45
he's going to class it up to match the Whites House eShirl Feb 2 #53
Someday, after the full fumigation is complete, it will reopen. Joinfortmill Feb 2 #54
And according to Julian Sanchez on bluesky senseandsensibility Feb 2 #56
Covering their embarrassment about cancelled performances and low falling attendance and memberships. Martin68 Feb 2 #60
it will be renamed the trump gold lame' center Javaman Feb 2 #62
All the more reason to knock it all down as soon as he's gone. calimary Feb 2 #64
Finally, we get those marble armrests we don't want. Hassler Feb 2 #66
How long will it take Lard Ass to have the Kennedy Center looking like a cheap bordello? 11 Bravo Feb 2 #68

Hope22

(4,750 posts)
30. I thought they already renovated it!
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 09:58 PM
Feb 1

He has to be the laziest person ever born. Easier to shutter the thing.

bobalew

(441 posts)
67. Every renovation. & vanity project is
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 06:12 PM
Feb 2

a grift & shakedown opportunity to take a "CUT"...Apply that to everything including pardons......

GoodRaisin

(10,923 posts)
6. Exactly. Krasnov is trying to build as many structures that he can slap his name on
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 08:02 PM
Feb 1

as he can, before he croaks. All using taxpayer money.

Celerity

(54,427 posts)
38. The Volkshalle (planned for Berlin/Germania, but never built)
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 10:33 PM
Feb 1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkshalle

The Volkshalle (German pronunciation: [ˈfɔlksˌhalə], "People's Hall" ), also called Große Halle ([ˌɡʁoːsə ˈhalə], "Great Hall" ) or Ruhmeshalle ([ˈʁuːməsˌhalə], "Hall of Glory" ), was a proposal for a monumental, domed building to be built in a reconstituted Berlin (renamed as Germania) in Nazi Germany. The project was conceived by Adolf Hitler and designed by his architect Albert Speer. No part of the building was ever constructed.

The word Volk had a particular resonance in Nazi thinking. The term völkisch movement, which can be translated to English as "the people's movement" or "the folkish movement", derives from Volk but also implies a particularly racial undertone. Before the First World War, völkisch thought had developed an attitude to the arts as the German Volk; that is, from an organically linked Aryan or Nordic community (Volksgemeinschaft), racially unpolluted and with its roots in the German soil of the Heimat (homeland).

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ShazzieB

(22,604 posts)
49. Very interesting!
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 12:05 AM
Feb 2

I figured there was a story behind that photo. Thanks for filling me in.

calimary

(90,067 posts)
59. From a distance, that third photo has a face in it.
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 04:29 PM
Feb 2

In the center arch. With what looks like squinting eyes and a long white mustache hanging down to the floor immediately below it.

Rebl2

(17,747 posts)
32. Wouldn't
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 10:00 PM
Feb 1

be surprised. He probably wants to build a bigger, better Trump Kennedy center😠

Ol Janx Spirit

(1,013 posts)
69. Except that the new center will drop the Kennedy name....
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 07:27 PM
Feb 2

It's as much about that as it is anything else IMO....

Takket

(23,717 posts)
3. is there any chance that some groups can sue to stop the renovations?
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 07:52 PM
Feb 1

on Historical preservation grounds?

or some laws about managing the center?

the lawsuit could pretty much just be bullshit, just needs last long enough to keep drumpf tied up until a blue congress can strip his funding.

Irish_Dem

(81,309 posts)
4. Everything Americans respected and valued must be destroyed.
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 07:56 PM
Feb 1

Destroy everything good and decent about our country.

ananda

(35,164 posts)
25. I think it's the way his narcissism works.
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 09:47 PM
Feb 1

He can't allow anything he's not associated
with to be good in any way.

This is destructive in itself, but his enablers
make it exponentially worse.

I don't see how this kind of destruction can
last much longer, but I guess I've thought
that before, so ....

Irish_Dem

(81,309 posts)
50. Yes, narcissists cannot stand it when others get praise, admiration, respect.
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 06:31 AM
Feb 2

All of that should be going to them because they are so special.

So they will destroy good decent people, events, history, etc.

I also believe Trump works for our enemies.
And they have a vested interest in making the US a third world country.
Nothing to admire or respect about our country.

ananda

(35,164 posts)
51. TwoTrumps
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 07:31 AM
Feb 2

I can agree that his foreign policy is aligned with
Putin and other autocrats.

Domestically, however, I think he is driven by
his malignant narcissism.

He wants to completely destroy everything and
evyerybody that shows him up for the loser he is.

He tolerates certain people, organizations, and
groups who support him, grovel to him, and
give him money... but actually respects nothing
but his own desire to be seen as better than
everything and everyone.

Irish_Dem

(81,309 posts)
52. Yes this is why Trump is the perfect agent of destruction.
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 07:43 AM
Feb 2

He follows orders for cash. Ruins the economy, destroys the democratic alliance.
Turns our allies into enemies, etc etc.

In addition, he destroys everything for personal pleasure as well.
Even the people who kiss his ass, he hates.
He doesn't respect them and never will.
He will destroy them on a whim or if it profits him in some way.

He will destroy everything for fun, profit, power.
He is a true sadist, hurting others turns him on.

calimary

(90,067 posts)
58. They could at least go public with their condemnation.
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 04:24 PM
Feb 2

It sure would be nice to see SOME person or persons with national clout and connections start standing up to him.

SOMEBODY has to.

AverageOldGuy

(3,849 posts)
14. I saw something few weeks ago
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 08:58 PM
Feb 1

About Trump wanting to replace the wooden armrests on the seats with marble armrests. As I recall the article I read had a pic of the marble armrests

FakeNoose

(41,666 posts)
22. Oh my God! That's insane...
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 09:21 PM
Feb 1

I'd rather see the Kennedy Center demolished, than to have it ruined by Chump.
We can always rebuild it later after he's gone. He's such a complete asshole.


mysteryowl

(9,315 posts)
47. I think we hate him more and more everyday.
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 11:50 PM
Feb 1

At a protest on Saturday, a woman asked me, "What do you think we will do when he dies?"
I said, one big party in the streets!!

DET

(2,503 posts)
21. 'Renovating' aka Demolishing
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 09:18 PM
Feb 1

Expect wrecking balls. My guess is he’ll be paying homage to his favorite entertainment - UFC. Can’t you just imagine a big, beautiful shrine to the great sport of knocking people out.

Response to senseandsensibility (Original post)

niyad

(132,473 posts)
42. You missed the part about two years for the "renovations"?? You
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 11:39 PM
Feb 1

know, like the marble armrests???

COL Mustard

(8,229 posts)
35. I'm sure it will be beautifully and tastefully restored
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 10:08 PM
Feb 1

And by that I mean I'm sure it'll be the gaudiest, tackiest thing imaginable. And I have quite an imagination for tackiness.

Wiz Imp

(10,003 posts)
37. It does not need renovating
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 10:24 PM
Feb 1

It was just renovated and expanded in 2019. This is because they can no longer book anyone to perform there.

senseandsensibility

(24,989 posts)
57. I just saw a post about that on bluesky
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 04:03 PM
Feb 2

Makes the story even worse. But we knew that it had nothing to do with renovations. Apparently there were going to be no acts to publicize in the 2026 year after July because of all the cancellations. So it's a face saving thing. Doesn't mean he won't ruin it though.

Martin68

(27,751 posts)
60. Covering their embarrassment about cancelled performances and low falling attendance and memberships.
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 04:37 PM
Feb 2

Sticking it to the libs. Poking Democrats in the eye with the desecration of the nation's memorial to JFK.

Javaman

(65,718 posts)
62. it will be renamed the trump gold lame' center
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 04:46 PM
Feb 2

with the Kennedy part in teeny tiny letters underneath if at all.

it will be the US's first permanent cage match colesium in gold and marble

calimary

(90,067 posts)
64. All the more reason to knock it all down as soon as he's gone.
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 05:21 PM
Feb 2

And rebuild it the way it was before he got his grubby paws on it.

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