Thousands protest Kennedy Center demolition fears
Protesters took part in a "Hands Around the Kennedy Center" human chain. The demonstration comes amid fears the Trump administration could tear the arts hub down.
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Protesters took part in a "Hands Around the Kennedy Center" human chain. The demonstration comes amid fears the Trump administration could tear the arts hub down.
Protestors gathered outside Washington’s Kennedy Center after President Trump’s plans to close the arts venue.
The BBC’s Caitríona Perry spoke to the late president's niece, as protesters gathered at the venue to condemn demolition threats.
Records in 2024 show the venue had a surplus of millions of dollars once contributions and grants had been factored in.
Photographs of the AFP that show Donald Trump watching a sign that seems to evoke a demolition of the Kennedy Center, Washington's high cultural site that the U.S. president threatens to condemn if his name is not attached to it, make a round of media on Thursday.