# Trump administration threatens to demolish Kennedy Center

https://mins.news/en/video/33053

- ABC News, 2026-08-26 12:20 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnIjlnI0yao

> The Trump administration is threatening to tear down the Kennedy Center unless a judge authorizes Donald Trump’s planned renovations and permits his name to be added to the building.

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