# Trump’s Kennedy Center board votes to close building

https://mins.news/en/video/60151

- ABC News, 2026-09-16 00:45 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNqpmTG3IlE

> The Kennedy Center board voted to close the building after a federal judge rejected President Trump’s attempt to add his name to the center. Trump says renovations will not move forward until his name is added.

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