Trump’s Contested Makeover: Renaming and Demolishing the Kennedy Center

The Bulwark’s Jill Lawrence argues that Trump’s unilateral plan to rename the Kennedy Center, shutter it for two years, and demolish parts of the building to rebuild as a Trump-branded facility would violate the center’s status as a living memorial and harm a civic arts hub. The piece notes decades of cultural and economic importance, artist cancellations, and ongoing legal challenges, and questions about staff, funding, and donor support as the project looms over the DC arts community and local residents.