# Trump threatens not to reopen Kennedy Center after board blocks renaming

https://mins.news/en/item/60015

- France 24, 2026-09-15 22:19 UTC
- Politics
- Original: http://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260915-trump-threatens-to-not-reopen-kennedy-center-after-board-blocks-renaming

> The Kennedy Center board voted Tuesday to shut most of the Washington performing arts complex for safety repairs. The vote came hours after a judge again stopped efforts to add President Donald Trump’s name to the building. Trump said the $257 million renovation depended on acknowledging his role in the project.

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