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riversedge

(79,993 posts) Tue Feb 3, 2026, 02:42 AM Yesterday

"This is a self-inflicted crisis (Kennedy Center crisis) created by Trump and Ric Grenell, for which they bear full ."

IF the Center opens---or re-opens--I do not think it will have the Kennedy name on it===that is too much for Trumps EGO to bear---IMHO.

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A Kennedy Center staffer to The Washington Post:

“The Kennedy Center is not closing because of any structural necessity. The situation is far simpler: This is a self-inflicted crisis created by Trump and Ric Grenell, for which they bear full responsibility.”

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“A two-year shutdown under the guise of ‘renovations’ raises serious questions about motives and whether these decisions are being made in good faith.”

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"This is a self-inflicted crisis (Kennedy Center crisis) created by Trump and Ric Grenell, for which they bear full ." (Original Post) riversedge Yesterday OP

What happens to the valuable and treasured artworks and historical artifacts housed at the Kennedy Center? riversedge Yesterday #1

Safely stored in a few Mar-a-Lago bathrooms, no doubt. tanyev Yesterday #5

it belongs to WE THE PEOPLE Skittles Yesterday #2

No shit. Remember: ETTD LymphocyteLover Yesterday #3

It's shutting because he wants to hide the fact that no one will perform there since he plastered his name on it. Scrivener7 Yesterday #4

riversedge

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1. What happens to the valuable and treasured artworks and historical artifacts housed at the Kennedy Center?

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Tue Feb 3, 2026, 02:47 AM

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I have no doubt that Trump is already making deals to sell it to his pals--either for money or contracts or favors!!

What happens to the valuable and treasured artworks and historical artifacts housed at the Kennedy Center?

https://www.npr.org/2026/02/02/nx-s1-5696489/kennedy-center-renovation-trump-questions

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What happens to the valuable and treasured artworks and historical artifacts housed at the Kennedy Center?

These range from the famed bust of President Kennedy in its grand foyer to cultural treasures gifted by various African nations in its African Lounge. What will happen to such artworks, cultural touchstones, and archival pieces? As a private citizen in 1980, Trump demolished two Art Deco friezes at the former Bonwit Teller department store on New York's Fifth Avenue, which the Metropolitan Museum of Art had expressed interest in acquiring. The site would go on to become his Trump Tower. Last October, the entire East Wing of the White House was demolished, despite the concerns of preservationists and historians.

Will the newest iteration of the complex still be tied to President Kennedy's name and legacy?

In a social media post Monday morning, Jack Schlossberg, President Kennedy's grandson who is currently running for a congressional seat in New York's 12th district, indicated that he thinks not. He wrote: "He [Trump] can take the Kennedy Center for himself. He can change the name, shut the doors and demolish the building. He can try to kill JFK. But JFK is kept alive by us now rising up to remove Donald Trump, bring him to justice and restore the freedoms generations fought for."