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Trump shuts down Kennedy Center; nearly all programming heads have quit

Ellsworth Toohey
Feb 02, 2026
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Kennedy Center (Matthew Hodgkins/shutterstock.com)

Trump announced Sunday that he plans to close the Kennedy Center for roughly two years for construction, with the closure beginning on July 4 — America’s 250th anniversary. “I have determined that The Trump Kennedy Center, if temporarily closed for Construction, Revitalization, and Complete Rebuilding, c…

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