President Trump said Sunday that he intends to shutter the recently rebranded Trump Kennedy Center for two years starting in July for construction.
The Trump Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC will close on July 4 “in honor of the 250th Anniversary of our Country,” the president wrote in a Truth Social post.
“This important decision, based on input from many Highly Respected Experts, will take a tired, broken, and dilapidated Center, one that has been in bad condition, both financially and structurally for many years, and turn it into a World Class Bastion of Arts, Music, and Entertainment,” Trump said.
The closure, if approved by the president’s hand-picked board of trustees, will “produce a much faster and higher quality result,” and will result in the “finest Performing Arts Facility of its kind,” Trump wrote.
Contractors, music experts, art institutions, advisors and consultants helped weigh whether the marquee DC performance venue should be closed or remain partially open during construction, the president noted.
“Financing is completed, and fully in place,” Trump wrote, without elaborating on an estimated cost or where the funding came from.
Trump’s announcement comes amid a flurry of performance cancellations since the president ousted the center’s leadership and affixed his name to the venue’s facade — claiming previous management didn’t share his “vision for the arts.”
It is not immediately clear whether performances will be postponed or moved to different venues amid the renovations.
The White House and a spokesperson for the Kennedy Center did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
— With Post wires
