From New York Post · · 1m 10s
Kennedy Center board votes to shut down
A judge blocked Trump's name from the facade, and hours later the board voted to close the doors.
In brief
A judge blocked Trump's name from the facade, and hours later the board voted to close the doors. The Kennedy Center's board chose to close rather than keep fighting over money and a name on the building. Originally reported by New York Post.
The board votes to close
On Tuesday the Kennedy Center's board voted to shut down the performing arts venue, according to people familiar with the decision.
Money and a name
Two pressures drove the vote: unresolved financial problems and a fight over putting President Trump's name on the building.
Told behind closed doors
The meeting was private. The people who described the vote spoke only on condition of anonymity.
Lettering already went up
Workers had begun adding "THE DONALD TRUMP AND" to the facade of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
A judge says no
Also on Tuesday, Judge Christopher Cooper blocked the center from restoring the name, citing an earlier ruling that it had been added illegally.
“Defendants cannot install memorials for President Trump or anyone or anything else at the Kennedy Center without Congress's blessing.”
Still unfolding
The closure is a developing story with key details, including timing and what happens to scheduled performances, still unreported.
Here's the gist
The Kennedy Center's board chose to close rather than keep fighting over money and a name on the building.
