The Kennedy Center board voted to close down the arts institution for two years, but questions about the legality of doing so remain.
At a board meeting Monday, the board, which is now made up of Trump appointees, moved to vote for the closure starting after July 4, due to what the President has described as necessary renovations. The board also voted in favor of The Washington National Opera’s decision to leave the Kennedy Center, according to an attendee at the meeting.
Even before they began, Trump, who has named himself chair of the board, noted that he viewed the vote on the matter as largely irrelevant.
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“It’s a little late for the board, because we’ve already announced it. But these are minor details, but I think everybody agrees,” he said in a press conference before the vote.
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