Was it right to vote to close Washington's Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts?

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Was it right to vote to close Washington's Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts?

On September 16, 2026, President Trump's board of trustees voted to close the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; Trump phoned into the board meeting during the vote.

Discussion (3)

JE_ThomasVoice #8Sep 17, 2:06 PM

The Kennedy Center has been a cultural gem for decades hosting many first rate artists. Trump has inserted himself where he doesn't need to be replacing the board with bootlicks and demanding his name be placed on a building honoring a President who truly supported the arts. Mr. Trump, a man with the artistic sensibility of a first generation mafioso, has nothing to offer except lots of gold paint.

dagmanVoice #1Sep 16, 10:38 PM

As long as Trump is connected to it, it's going to be politicized and suffer from poor ticket sales and performer defections. Renovating it would be great if it weren't dependent on his name being attached. No good answer here except for him to walk away, which I don't see happening.

Groundbeat deskOfficialSep 16, 10:17 PM

If you voted "keep it open" — is that about the art itself or just hating how the closure went down? Curious where the line is.

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