The vote offers ten naming options plus a second resolution to close the main building immediately as unsafe — the board's answer to filings warning of fiscal collapse within weeks, which say Trump is unlikely to lead a rescue without his name restored. A judge ruled the 2025 takeover and renaming illegal in May and ordered the name off the facade; ticket sales and donations have fallen since.
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The renovation budget vs. the money attached to the name
Catch up
On September 14, Kennedy Center leaders warned of certain financial collapse within weeks. Internal papers said adding Trump's name might be the only way to avoid bankruptcy and closure on September 15.
- $285 million renovation includes $257 million Congress already appropriated; board says Trump would raise $100 million more.
- Second resolution would close the main building immediately as unsafe, which Joyce Beatty (Rep-D Ohio) says misstates consultants' findings.
- Board voted 23-3 last month to close the facility for two years.