The Trump regime and its oligarch enablers are trashing our nation's capital, from the Kennedy Center to The Washington

The moment of tenderness went largely unnoticed, as Bill and Hillary Clinton were dancing on stage at the Kennedy Center at their first inaugural ball.

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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was my Washington, D.C., neighbor for four years, while I was reporting on national politics for The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. It hosted gorgeous National Symphony performances — under the baton of renowned cellist Mstislav Rostropovich — as well as avant-garde stuff.

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The K Center, a national treasure, is now being trashed by a wannabe dictator with bad taste. Donald Trump has installed himself as its board president, installed toadies on the board, crimped creativity, and put his name atop JFK’s. Attendance has crashed and now Trump is closing the Center for two years, ostensibly to “rebuild” it. The Symphony and Washington Opera were already seeking new venues.

Trump consulted no one in making these moves. Not representatives of the American people who own the Center, nor the family of the assassinated President for who it is named. This is the behavior of an authoritarian.

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