Kennedy Center board votes to close main building for renovations

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JUST IN: Trump's name cannot be added back to Kennedy Center, judge rules

JUST IN: Trump's name cannot be added back to Kennedy Center, judge rules

The Kennedy Center board voted Tuesday to immediately close the venue’s main building for renovations, according to a source familiar, as the board argues that only President Trump can raise enough money to save it.

The vote comes after officials indicated that the performing arts center faces “certain fiscal collapse within weeks,” with a draft resolution describing the center as on the brink of bankruptcy, soon to be unable to make payroll or routine maintenance contracts. 

The board, handpicked by Trump, has also said the building was “unsafe for continued occupancy,” pointing to a recent water leak that caused a........

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