Kennedy Center Honors to be held at Capital One Arena amid fight over adding Trump's name
Summary
This year's Kennedy Center Honors will be held at Washington's Capital One Arena instead of the usual riverfront building. The change comes amid a legal dispute over adding President Donald Trump's name to the performing arts center, which a court has blocked without Congress's approval.Key Facts
- The 49th Kennedy Center Honors will take place at the Capital One Arena in downtown Washington.
- The usual venue, the Kennedy Center building on the Potomac River waterfront, is involved in a legal fight about adding President Trump's name.
- A federal judge has blocked the center from adding Trump's name without Congress's permission.
- President Trump said repairs to the center would only happen if his name was added.
- Congress has allocated $257 million for repairs but forbids renaming the center or adding any other name besides John F. Kennedy.
- The Kennedy Center was established as a living memorial to John F. Kennedy in 1964.
- The board of trustees, appointed by President Trump, voted to add his name, but the decision faces legal challenges.
- The Kennedy Center Honors award lifetime contributions to American performing arts and will be held on December 7 this year.
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