Will Trump Save the Kennedy Center? Only if His Name Goes on It
The country's premier arts hub is facing bankruptcy, and Trump allies have a genius fix: plaster his name on the facade or let the place shut down.
The Kennedy Center is running an eight-figure deficit, suffering structural decay, and literally dropping chunks of plaster from the Grand Foyer ceiling. Naturally, board allies picked by Donald Trump came up with a totally selfless rescue package: Trump will help raise the funds to stop bankruptcy, but only if his name goes on the building.
According to their resolution, he simply will not step in without "appropriate recognition." Suggested branding options include plastering the Trump Kennedy Center Fund across the facade. That comes just months after a federal judge already ordered his name taken down once before, reminding everyone that only Congress has the legal right to rename national landmarks.
Nothing honors the performing arts quite like holding a historic memorial hostage for naming rights.
Source: The Washington Post
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