Trump says Kennedy Center could be 'ripped down' if he doesn't get 'recognition'
17-09-2026 03:24 via abcnews.com

Trump says Kennedy Center could be 'ripped down' if he doesn't get 'recognition'

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the Kennedy Center could "close" or be "ripped down" if his administration doesn't receive recognition on the performing arts center as tensions over his name being removed mount."I think that the Trump administration should certainly have recognition. Because frankly, if we don't do that, it's going to close. It'll end up being ripped down," the president told reporters on the tarmac in North Carolina.Trump claimed that the Kennedy Center was a "mes
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