Trump threatens not to reopen the Kennedy Center

President Trump intervened shortly after returning to the White House in 2025 to take control of the cultural center and place loyalists on its board of directors. His intention was to "put the institution back on the right path," according to a source close to the White House.

An American judge ruled on Tuesday that Donald Trump's name could not be re-displayed at the Kennedy Center without violating a previous judicial decision. This ruling led the center’s board of directors to vote for its immediate closure, according to statements from the president himself.