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Plans to shutter the Trump Kennedy Center were made official through a board of trustees vote on Monday afternoon, setting up a two-year renovation process<\/a> that some Democratic lawmakers believe should have required more congressional input.<\/p>\n

The board unanimously approved the changes, according to a source familiar with the vote.<\/p>\n

The source also said the board had set July 6 as the official closure date, installed Matt Floca, the center’s vice president of facilities operations, as the new president of the Trump Kennedy Center and ended its exclusive affiliation<\/a> with the Washington Opera.<\/p>\n

The overhaul will include fixes to the building\u2019s heating, ventilating, air-conditioning systems and elevators, among other structural renovations,<\/a> according to plans for the project submitted to Congress.<\/p>\n

BOARD VOTES KENNEDY CENTER TO BE RENAMED ‘TRUMP-KENNEDY CENTER,’ LEAVITT SAYS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Allocations for the project, set aside in Trump\u2019s Big Beautiful Bill, are set to cost $257 million.<\/p>\n

Last year, Trump installed a hand-picked set of board members, leading Democratic critics to condemn the center’s management and its renovation as direct control from the White House.<\/p>\n

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., an ex officio member of the board, blasted Monday\u2019s vote, arguing the renovations were made unilaterally.<\/p>\n

“Unfortunately, recent actions by the president and certain board members have treated the center like a personal vanity project, including firing career management staff, removing trustees and sidelining ex officio members who are meant to provide congressional oversight,”<\/a> Warner said on Monday.<\/p>\n

GRAMMY WINNER ACCUSED OF CAVING TO ‘WOKE MOB’ AFTER KENNEDY CENTER CANCELLATION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Ex officio members provide lawmakers input on the management of the Kennedy Center.<\/p>\n

Ric Grenell, the now-former Kennedy Center president, pushed back on characterizations from Democrats, stating that lawmakers have had multiple opportunities to speak into the process.<\/p>\n

EXCLUSIVE: TRUMP-LED KENNEDY CENTER NEARLY DOUBLES FUNDRAISING FROM BIDEN ERA, SMASHING RECORD WITH $23M HAUL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“We gave all that information to Congress. It was in the Big Beautiful Bill. We didn\u2019t just come up with the $257 million number.<\/a> We actually gave them specifics as to what needed to be fixed,” Grenell said.<\/p>\n

“My reaction is \u2014 last summer we gave you this information, you could have joined any number of the tours we were giving to members of Congress.”<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, President Donald Trump<\/a> framed the renovations as key restorations.<\/p>\n

“Subject to board approval, I have determined that the fastest way to bring The Trump Kennedy Center to the highest level of success, beauty, and grandeur, is to cease entertainment operations for an approximately two-year period of time,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post<\/a> in February.<\/p>\n

Trump promised the center would return with a “grand reopening” after the renovations are complete.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-kennedy-center-board-votes-unanimously-approve-renovations-two-year-closure <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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