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Miles Archer

(22,424 posts) Sun Feb 1, 2026, 07:35 PM Feb 1

Trump Reveals He's Closing Kennedy Center for MAGAt Makeover [View all]

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-reveals-hes-closing-kennedy-center-for-maga-makeover/

Trump is shuttering the Kennedy Center for a MAGA makeover.
Nearly a year after hijacking the storied cultural institution, the 79-year-old president announced on Truth Social that he would “temporarily” close the center for “Construction, Revitalization, and Complete Rebuilding.”
Trump said the Kennedy Center would cease “Entertainment Operations” on July 4 for roughly two years.

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Trump Reveals He's Closing Kennedy Center for MAGAt Makeover [View all] Miles Archer Feb 1 OP

W Chipper Chat Feb 1 #1

Not going to happen................ Lovie777 Feb 1 #2

I thought it was satire when I read this. I guess he wants applegrove Feb 1 #3

Can't book any entertainment. So he shuts it down and lies about it. GoodRaisin Feb 1 #4

You read my mind (nt) Retrograde Feb 1 #11

it won't open again until he's gone bigtree Feb 1 #5

The only reason he wants to rebuild it Diraven Feb 1 #6

"We're removing the bathrooms to let people shit in their seats" struggle4progress Feb 1 #7

We can't have anything nice because of the fucking asshole. Initech Feb 1 #8

All those employees losing their jobs BlueWaveNeverEnd Feb 1 #9

He thinks this is "owning" us but he is quite wrong. KC is about the spirit not the building. Blues Heron Feb 1 #10

As always, I have to ask Retrograde Feb 1 #12

Is that even legal? Unrepentant Fenian Feb 1 #13

OMG, he wants to tart the place up like he's done to the Oval Office. greatauntoftriplets Feb 1 #14

This is a time when carpet bombing should be used to clean out the vermin Bread and Circuses Feb 1 #15

He is going to demolish the building waddirum Feb 1 #16

Asshole ismnotwasm Feb 1 #17

Marble armrests! Gold leafed junk everywhere! Liberal In Texas Feb 1 #18

Add it to the list.. LessAspin Feb 1 #19

FAWK, FAWK, FAWK, FAWK, FAWK!!!!!! a kennedy Feb 1 #20

"Can't book any entertainment. So he shuts it down and lies about it." J_William_Ryan Feb 1 #21