Kennedy Center votes to shut down for $250M revamp and restore Trump's name
Just when everyone thought the cultural drama in D.C. was taking an intermission, the board walked right back on stage with a sledgehammer.
A federal judge told them to halt just three months ago, but the board simply waited out the clock and voted right back to close the main campus.
The plan is as grand as it gets: a $250 million overhaul that closes the doors to the public while slapping Trump's name back onto the institution.
Court injunctions come and go, but a quarter-billion-dollar facelift and a marquee dispute apparently take priority over actually hosting shows.
Nothing captures the spirit of the performing arts quite like shutting down the entire hall to argue about the font on the donor wall.
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