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Patti LuPone Slams Trump’s Kennedy Center Renovation Plans

2/5/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump proposed renovations to the Kennedy Center.
Patti LuPone criticized the plan, calling him a buffoon at Carnegie Hall.
She urged the audience at Carnegie Hall to resist the changes.
The Kennedy Center plans to close for two years for renovations.
A Kennedy Center spokesperson defended the renovations as revitalization.

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U.S. President Donald Trump proposed renovations to the Kennedy Center.
Patti LuPone criticized the plan, calling him a buffoon at Carnegie Hall.
She urged the audience at Carnegie Hall to resist the changes.
The Kennedy Center plans to close for two years for renovations.
A Kennedy Center spokesperson defended the renovations as revitalization.