President Trump must be increasingly frustrated by the mindset of the opposition in Washington DC who demand the old, broken and ill maintained buildings and venues must be left in a state of decay. The opposition to making America great again is strongest in our nation’s decaying capital. Alas, that sentiment is representative of the ideological mindset of those who prefer filth and depression.
Speaking from his Truth Social account, President Trump responds to a judicial order [Read pdf Here] demanding the Kennedy Center be left to fall apart, until congress takes action to restore it.
PRESIDENT TRUMP – “Shockingly, a Judge appointed by Barack Hussein Obama, Christopher Cooper, ruled that The Kennedy Center, which was going to close in early July for largescale renovations and construction due to years of neglect, decay, and poor maintenance, and which was to be transformed by the Trump Administration into the Finest Facility of its kind, anywhere in the World, is not allowed to close for these renovations, which would not be possible to properly do without such a closure. Additionally, Judge Cooper ruled that the 36 Member Board of Trustees, which unanimously voted to add the name “TRUMP” onto the former Kennedy Center, making it The Trump Kennedy Center, did not have the right to do such an addition, and the name, “TRUMP,” must be removed.”
“The Kennedy Center has lost, over the years, prior to our getting involved a short while ago, Hundreds of Millions of Dollars — In some cases, including ridiculous construction jobs that were done, over 100 Million Dollars a year. I took great pride in taking over a losing Institution, and looked forward to making it into a Great and Prestigious WINNER for Washington, D.C., and indeed, the United States of America. Unfortunately, Judge Cooper and the Radical Left would rather see it DIE than have President Trump transform it into something that everyone could be proud of, much as I have done, in many cases, throughout my life, and recently, with all of the construction, renovations, and “fix ups” that we have completed with the Department of Interior on Waterfalls, Fountains, Monuments, and other things of Beauty that we have brought back to life in a now SAFE AND SECURE, after Record Setting Crime, Washington, D.C., which is thriving like, perhaps, never before!
Therefore, based on the fact that the Radical Left Democrats care more about opposing your favorite President, ME, than saving a dying Performing Arts Center, almost all of which lose large amounts of money throughout the Country, we are going to be working with Congress to transfer this failing Institution back to them so they can make a determination as to what to do with it. Judge Cooper was given a presentation by leading Building and Construction Experts as to how structurally dangerous the Building is, with rotting beams, parking areas that are subject to collapse, and various other Life and Safety problems, in addition to the fact that it also needs a MAJOR renovation, from an aesthetic standpoint, but he was not “swayed,” and said he wants the Building to, incredibly, remain open and, therefore, dangerous.
Judge Cooper should be ashamed of himself! I cannot be involved with a situation where danger to the Public is allowed to flourish in plain and open sight. Unless I am free to do what I do better than anyone else, bring this Institution back, physically, financially, and artistically, I have no interest in continuing what could only be a hopeless journey into “NEVER NEVER LAND.” There has never been a President of the United States who has been treated so unfairly by the Courts as I but, that’s OK, I will continue to do, what is considered to be, a great job for the wonderful people of our Country. I have instructed the Department of Commerce to make all necessary arrangements with Congress to allow a full and complete transfer of this Institution, giving them the responsibility for its Operation, Maintenance, and Management. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” ~ President DONALD J. TRUMP
BREAKING: we just won our Kennedy Center case!
Both the renaming & the closure of the Kennedy Center are enjoined
Kudos to our wonderful client @RepBeatty
& my colleagues @DDAction_ & Washington Litigation GroupThis is a 1-2 punch against Trump's corruption pic.twitter.com/mFGKX5tum0
— Norm Eisen (@NormEisen) May 29, 2026
The image above is not just a meme; it’s the reality of the environment.
The physical and spiritual rot permeates Washington DC with a toxicity you can sense in your bones when you get close to it. It’s like a disturbing low-frequency vibration that is unsettling for those who carry goodness as a compass heading.
The evil manifests of corruption, deception and dishonesty create an environmental energy just like all other outputs in life. When I first traveled back to Washington DC in 2020 it had been many years since my previous visit. The difference was an immediate feeling of darkness. To me that image above is exactly how my senses would describe it.
Donald Trump was the only presidential candidate in history who had never spent a night in Washington DC prior to his inauguration. Think about it.
“The District of Columbia currently has the highest unemployment rate in the nation, at 6.7 percent, in large part because of major reductions in the federal work force, including U.S.A.I.D., and cuts to government grants and contracts.” {CITATION}


The Democrats are Communists and a Crime Family. The Fraud that is rampant throughout government is Democrat/RINO run.
The Democrat Party needs to be banned. The Money that has been stolen needs to be given back. The Democrats need to make restitution or leave the country. It is a sewer.
President Trump Close most of the Departments. Make it smaller with much less money. The corrupt ones will leave town to try and steal somewhere else.
For me, I think both Eisen and Cooper have a very…punchable….faces. I am sick to death of all this lawfare shyt. ‘Like Sundance’ s conclusion, I think the gates of hell are somewhere in DC
Glad to see Trump punt on this one. Fine, take it back!
I would prefer he would do the same with the Strait of Hormuz and let the countries that use the Strait solve their own problem.
A number of the US allies use that Strait.
Great, then a number of US allies can deal with Iran. They didn’t want to help us deal with it, screw them.
I feel President Trump’s frustration. I agree that it is time to dump the garbage on the steps of Congress and let them deal with it. Enough is enough.
If there is no legal way that this can be appealed then Trump is doing the right thing by simply passing the problem onto Congress. We know they won’t actually fix it, but they will use the mask of fixing it to pad their pockets through the various contractors. Even if they don’t fix it and it falls down, no one person in Congress will be held responsible.
Let it rot then. Maybe the whole thing will collapse on a bunch of leftists watching Cher or Bette Midler and then this judge can take the blame.
Nah they’ll still blame trump for not fixing it
Honestly, DC doesn’t need a performing arts center. Why should the rest of us give a crap if leftist filth has a place to see plays, orchestras etc.
There’s still the Warner and National theaters anyway.
Norm Eisen is such a putrid monster. Marc Elias, Andrew Weismann–absolute demons.
There is a common denominator with all these demons. I guess we’re not supposed to notice it. At least not mention it
So be it.
AND on JFK’s birthday!
Love the timing!
Happy birthday, JFK!
A lesser man does not get to put his name above a greater one.
You’re referring to the guy that accelerated the Viet Nam war and lost Cuba. That guy?
And the snark continues. Be gone, Troll!
What happens if anyone, in the interim, is injured because of the state of the building, do they get to sue the people who stopped the renovation, or will the MSM claim it was a deliberate attempt at sabotage?
Seems the Left are over-celebrating tactical victories stopping The Presidents peripheral agenda, as a compensation for not having a plan of their own. Meanwhile 1 trillion in federal grants became far harder to fraudulently obtain, claim or divert and mail in ballots will come under far greater scrutiny. This is the difference between executing strategically driven operations and relying on headline generating tactical victories.
My kid won’t go to DC anymore, and said kid lives near it, says it isn’t safe, is filthy, and covered with demonic energy
That sense is exactly why I passed up an opportunity to work as an IT contractor in the immediate area years ago. Simply could not stand to live anywhere near the place.
Like I said in other thread
Eisen deserves a cold nap
Just raze the building cover it in cement. Throw in some black robed activists with the rebarb.. Do the same with Powell folly.
He should do no repairs and invest no money in DC. Let is collapse. Also, let crime run rampant.
DC residents want the crime and the decay they vote 99% leftist – Democrat or Green party. The only decent people you encounter that live in DC are the illegal Hispanic immigrants.
Let it collapse along with every other Democrat hell hole in America.
By all rights D.C. was never meant to have a large permanent population either.
Certainly would moot any efforts to make it a State if there were no permanent residents.
Dems love ghetos
Next meeting of the Board of Trustees could be interesting.
Hakeem Jeffries… “We will Break the MAGA People.”
I recall flying into DC at night for a conference the next day and there were lights as far as I could see, even from a mile or so up in the air. All I could think about was the tax dollars in flames, keeping those millions of lights lit, as they don’t produce anything that anyone buys.
If DC disappeared tomorrow, the country would be better off.
MAGA has never been welcome in the Kennedy Center. We need the Fire Marshal to declare it unsafe and close it until it’s properly renovated. In the meantime, close it by not booking anyone. Let it grow over in weeds