NEWSNATIONNOW (Steph Whiteside) - Photos show Trump with poster reading 'Kennedy Center Demolished'
The Trump-aligned board closed the center after a federal judge ordered Trump's name removed.
The Trump-aligned board closed the center after a federal judge ordered Trump's name removed.
The president's comments come after a federal judge on Tuesday blocked the performing arts center's board from adding a tribute to Trump on the building or site.
President Donald Trump defended his push for the Kennedy Center to have his name on it, arguing that his administration "should be recognized” for taking on the financial burden of fixing what he called "a mess."
"Leave the Kennedy center alone," Kerry Kennedy said on Tuesday.
Fencing is going up around the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. amid President Trump's battle to put his name on the building. Trump is threatening to cancel plans for $275M in renovations for the performing arts center. MS NOW Senior Capitol Hill Reporter Ali Vitali and former Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes join Alicia Menendez to share their thoughts.
The Trump-apppointed Kennedy Center board voted Tuesday to shutter the venue after a federal judge again blocked President Donald Trump’s name from being added to the building without approval from Congress. Jonathan Lemire calls the board’s move “extortion” and predicts Trump will try to “bulldoze” the Kennedy Center if his name isn’t added to it.
The Kennedy Center board voted to close the center Tuesday after a tense meeting in which President Donald Trump called in to berate a Democratic congresswoman who serves on the panel, according to two sources familiar with the matter. “It was f**king crazy,” said one source familiar with the exchange between Trump and Rep. Joyce Beatty, whose lawsuit has prevented Trump’s name from being added to the building. 0:00 Board of Trustees votes to close the Kennedy Center 0:41 Sources describe Trump's 'f****ing crazy' phone call 2:46 Why is Trump so focused on getting his name on the Kennedy Center? 5:44 What’s troubling about Trump wanting his name on the building? Watch 24/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https://bit.ly/4eIvlTr #trump…
A federal judge has blocked the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' Board of Trustees from adding President Donald J. Trump's name to the building.
A federal judge has ruled against a Kennedy Center board resolution to return President Donald J. Trump’s name to the building, claiming legal and congressional limitations. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A federal judge has blocked the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ Board of Trustees from returning President Donald J. Trump’s name to the building. DETAIL: On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper, a Barack Obama appointee married to Joe Biden’s personal defense attorney, Amy Jeffress, blocked a resolution by the Board of Trustees to inscribe “Renovated and Restored by President Donald J. Trump” on the building. Judge Cooper ruled that the resolution “bucks a federal court order and a statute…Open
Trump made the remarks after a federal judge ruled that the board could not add the president's name in any capacity without authorization from Congress.
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Kennedy Center’s latest attempt to inscribe President Trump’s name back on building — and to rename the campus after him. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled that the Kennedy Center board cannot move forward with the plans without “Congress’s blessing,” finding that an August vote on the renaming likely violated his earlier injunction. Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6090649-trump-kennedy-center-inscription-judge/ #KennedyCenter #Trump #Legal #TrumpAdministration #WhiteHouse