The Trump administration has been insisting to the courts—and everyone else—that the only way the Kennedy Center can stay open is if President Donald Trump’s name can be slapped on it, because those people who raced to donate because Trump’s name was on it would take their money back if Trump’s name isn’t on it.It turns out that pretty much the opposite is true. Basically, once Trump befouled the place, donations went through the floor.
And it turns out that despite Trump repeatedly decrying how the Kennedy Center was insolvent, crumbling, and so on, it was solvent—until Trump took over.
Wow. Who could have predicted that the guy who managed to have his companies go bankrupt six timeswould not be a good steward of money?
In a genuinely impressive state of affairs, the sitting president’s reign has been so catastrophic for the storied performing arts venue that while gifts dropped 42% after Trump’s handpicked board voted to put his name on the building in December, donation pledges dropped more than 100% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the last quarter of 2025.
Wait, how does that work? How do you lose more than 100%? Is this some sort of newfangled math that they teach the kids these days?
A tax expert explained to CNN that a drop could exceed 100% if earlier pledges were withdrawn. What a one-of-a-kind achievement! Trump must be so proud.
These days, it appears that the Kennedy Center is essentially being run like one of Trump’s bankrupt casinos from days of yore…..
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If Trump’s vision for the Kennedy Center was so amazing, so profitable, people would be donating money. Artists would be begging to get booked. People would be clamoring for tickets. But everyone hates Trump and his low-rent, tacky garbage vibe.
In his heart of hearts, he knows it—and it kills him…..
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