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Ralph Welton's avatar

"the Reconstruction and the Renovation of The Kennedy Center will not take place.” Well, he's wrong. It will take place, just not in his narrowing lifetime.

San's avatar

Trump is in full decline in every way. After the midterms we will begin righting the ship

Nola Krosch's avatar

That is certainly my hope—but given his complete disrespect for the law, I do have som concerns about what will happen come November.

Thomas Aram Tashjian's avatar

Destruction without authorization from Congress to expend money for reconstruction is simply vandalidm Trump said maximum penalties of 20 years for vandalism would be strictly enforced. Congress sets expenditures (Art1.9.7) Trump's actions are illegal, usurp Congress authority. These aren't essential acts of POTUS so shouldn't be immune per SJC ruling.

Rock Wilcox's avatar

The Kennedy Center will someday be repaired, restored or rebuilt. What it will NEVER have is the stench of trump's foul name on any part of the building. John F. Kennedy deserves better, his heirs and descendants deserve better, and the American people deserve better.

The only place for trump's name is the obituary column of every newspaper and publication.

Jessica Johnson's avatar

I agree, I wasn't alive when Kennedy was president(born in 1994), but even I can tell that he was a better president than Trump.

Diva Boomer (Alison Spalding)'s avatar

He does not ever wait for permits

FingerLakesGirl's avatar

I don’t trust that Trump won’t start razing the building. How can we stop him? He doesn’t own these public buildings, we the people do!

lq's avatar

He likely stole any valuable artifacts from the center

Jay Jay Eh's avatar

And if canada & EU continue to cooperate … https://apple.news/AlMU5L5g9SWquLVEix49dwg

… his next threat. 🙄 Poor sport loser!

B S C's avatar

I’m sick with concern about what this petty bully may do while acting like a thwarted toddler. The Kennedy Center has been a beacon of the arts in the capital city, since I moved here in 1972. I have spent so many wonderful evenings there and seen some of the great artists of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

Howard Feldman's avatar

Last September, Trump announced that America would be returning to the Moon by 2028. NASA has since adopted that 2028 lunar-return goal.

So, naturally, there’s only one thing left to do:

Rename the Kennedy Space Center the Trump Kennedy Space Center.

Kennedy’s goal was to reach the moon within the decade.  Trump’s goal is to own the moon by 2028.

Maureen Klaboe's avatar

Trumps narcissism and sociopathology are on full display with what he is doing to the Kennedy center. His manic need to immortalize himself with all of his pet projects shows his underlying psychopathy and reveals a true insecurity that all of his bluster and lies cannot erase. No matter where he tries to emblazon his name, he will always be remembered as corrupt, small , diminished, and the most spectacularly flawed person who ever sat in the oval office.

NH Janice's avatar

Vandalizing or damaging federal property is illegal. Hitting a column on the KENNEDY Center with a forklift is vandalism of federal property. Literally. This is not like an Olympic canoe-ist on a bike, this was a FORKLIFT. Prosecute now!

Stephanie Gibbs Dunlap's avatar

Orwellian Nightmare 🧛🏻‍♂️🤨