Trump Wants Control Of The Kennedy Center….

WaPo: Kennedy Center may close by Tuesday, faces bankruptcy if Trump's name is not added to the center.

"Trump is unlikely to provide “fundamental oversight” of that project or lead a financial rescue without “appropriate recognition” of his role."

GIFT: https://t.co/GVTMLTxfR1

— Jim Lokay (@Lokay) September 13, 2026

 …or he’ll hold his breath until his face turns blue.

The paper said a report, prepared by the institution's ​trustees, claims that within a few weeks the institution [the Kennedy Center] won't be able to pay employees or meet maintenance costs. The report ​was prepared in advance of a meeting that ​is scheduled for Tuesday.

The Post also said that Trump will ‌help ⁠the Kennedy Center if his involvement is acknowledged. The trustees' report represents "a remarkable new phase in Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center, which has been engulfed ​by financial turmoil, ​leadership upheaval ⁠and litigation since he installed himself as chairman last year," the paper said.

I don’t honestly know the operating structure of the Kennedy Center, but I don’t think Trump can force it into bankruptcy. It is, after all, owned by the federal government, operated as a bureau of the Smithsonian, and a federal judge has already ruled Trump can’t close it “for renovations.” (Trump probably imagines that, since he can’t bring the Center under the rubric of “national security,” he’ll just threaten to bankrupt it.)

Trump has no fucking idea what he’s doing. Which is why he thinks he can hold his breath until he gets his way.

He really is a toddler.

Not to be forgotten is that the Trump people threw out the chairman of the board who also was the biggest donor. https://t.co/QrWHBcH5HA

— Kevin R Kosar (@kevinrkosar) September 14, 2026