# Kennedy Center board to vote on venue’s future, says Trump name critical to survival

https://mins.news/en/item/59061

- Reuters, 2026-09-15 10:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/kennedy-center-board-vote-venues-future-says-trump-name-critical-survival-2026-09-15/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aa91ab0a4391a0001266202

> The board of Washington’s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is set to vote Tuesday on whether the venue will continue operating. Directors largely installed by President Donald Trump say its future depends on keeping his name on the complex.

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