EXCLUSIVE: Kennedy Center board moves to name grounds ‘President Donald J. Trump Plaza'

FIRST ON FOX — The Kennedy Center Board of Trustees wants to name the famed arts institution’s grounds the "President Donald J. Trump Plaza," one of several new ways the board is seeking to honor the president as the center moves ahead with a sweeping renovation, Fox News Digital has learned.The board also wants the words "Endowed by the Trump Kennedy Center Fund" inscribed on the building once the fund reaches a $100 million endowment, according to information obtained by Fox News Digital.The previously unreported moves come after the board voted Thursday to add an inscription crediting Trump with restoring and renovating America's cultural center, and approved a partial closure of the complex for renovations.KENNEDY CENTER BOARD MEMBER KNOCKS SEN WHITEHOUSE FOR IGNORING INVITES AS DEM FEUDS WITH TRUMP-RUN LANDMARKThe resolution recognizing Trump’s contributions passed by a 20-3 supermajority vote, while the partial-closure resolution passed 23-3, according to a source familiar with the matter.Sen.
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FIRST ON FOX — The Kennedy Center Board of Trustees wants to name the famed arts institution’s grounds the "President Donald J. Trump Plaza," one of several new ways the board is seeking to honor the president as the center moves ahead with a sweeping renovation, Fox News Digital has learned.The board also wants the words "Endowed by the Trump Kennedy Center Fund" inscribed on the building once the fund reaches a $100 million endowment, according to information obtained by Fox News Digital.The previously unreported moves come after the board voted Thursday to add an inscription crediting Trump with restoring and renovating America's cultural center, and approved a partial closure of the complex for renovations.KENNEDY CENTER BOARD MEMBER KNOCKS SEN WHITEHOUSE FOR IGNORING INVITES AS DEM FEUDS WITH TRUMP-RUN LANDMARKThe resolution recognizing Trump’s contributions passed by a 20-3 supermajority vote, while the partial-closure resolution passed 23-3, according to a source familiar with the matter.Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Democratic Reps. Joyce Beatty of Ohio and Rick Larsen of Washington voted "no" on both resolutions, the source said.The board’s resolution calls for an inscription below the name of the center reading, "The John F.
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- FIRST ON FOX — The Kennedy Center Board of Trustees wants to name the famed arts institution’s grounds the "President Donald J. Trump Plaza," one of several new ways the board is seeking to honor the president as the center moves ahead with a sweeping renovation, Fox News Digital has learned.The board also wants the words "Endowed by the Trump Kennedy Center Fund" inscribed on the building once the fund reaches a $100 million endowment, according to information obtained by Fox News Digital.The previously unreported moves come after the board voted Thursday to add an inscription crediting Trump with restoring and renovating America's cultural center, and approved a partial closure of the complex for renovations.KENNEDY CENTER BOARD MEMBER KNOCKS SEN WHITEHOUSE FOR IGNORING INVITES AS DEM FEUDS WITH TRUMP-RUN LANDMARKThe resolution recognizing Trump’s contributions passed by a 20-3 supermajority vote, while the partial-closure resolution passed 23-3, according to a source familiar with the matter.Sen.
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