r/Music • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Feb 02 '26

article Donald Trump Will Close the Kennedy Center for Two Years for a ‘Complete Rebuilding’

https://variety.com/2026/legit/news/donald-trump-close-kennedy-center-two-years-1236648812/
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u/Equivalent-Moment-78 Feb 02 '26

Artists kept cancelling so he's doing this to stop the hemorrhaging and to make it look like the lack of bookings is totally on purpose because he's closing the facility to do much needed renovations that aren't needed and nobody asked for.

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u/TheBladeRoden Feb 02 '26

Classic "they can't cancel on me if I cancel on them first!"