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Trump's Controversial Plan to Demolish Kennedy Center Sparks Outrage
2/6/2026
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- Former Republican insider Rick Wilson predicts U.S. President Donald Trump will demolish the Kennedy Center.
- Wilson says the plan would inflict pain rather than meet a need.
- Wilson writes in his Substack that Trump also plans to rename the center and close it for renovations.
- Wilson notes that Philip Glass and Issa Rae have canceled bookings in protest.
