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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts will close for two years for major renovations starting July 4, 2026.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald J. Trump and Trump Kennedy Center Vice President of Public Relations Roma Daravi.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Announced for July 4th, 2026, at the Trump Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C.
💬KEY QUOTE: “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, far better than it has ever been before. America will be very proud of its new and beautiful Landmark for many generations to come. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” – Donald Trump
🎯IMPACT: The project aims to transform the Kennedy Center into a world-class facility, reflecting the beauty of America.
IN FULL
President Donald J. Trump has announced that the recently renamed Trump Kennedy Center, of which he is chairman, will close for a two-year period starting July 4, 2026, to allow for comprehensive renovations. This decision follows a review involving contractors, musical experts, art institutions, and other advisors.
“The Trump Kennedy Center will close on July 4th, 2026, in honor of the 250th Anniversary of our Country, whereupon we will simultaneously begin Construction of the new and spectacular Entertainment Complex,” the President wrote on his Truth Social platform, adding: “Financing is completed, and fully in place! 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, far better than it has ever been before. America will be very proud of its new and beautiful Landmark for many generations to come. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
Roma Daravi, Vice President of Public Relations at the Trump Kennedy Center, stated that despite financial stability achieved under Trump’s leadership, the building remains in physical disrepair, explaining: !In less than 1 year, Trump has balanced the budget, raised over $130 million from donors, and secured $257 million from Congress. We are financially stable yet the building is still physically in trouble.”
“Decades of gross negligence left this institution with a broken budget, $100 million operating deficit, $26 million bottom-line deficit, and $250 million of deferred maintenance needs,” she added, stressing that “With President Trump’s proven record of delivering projects under budget and ahead of schedule, the finished Center will reflect the true beauty of America.”
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