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This magical 'fix' will plunge the Kennedy Center into even darker days
Donald Trump, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Photos by Yuri Gripas, Elizabeth Frantz for Reuters)
The Kennedy Center’s Hostage Negotiation
The Crisis Has an Author
The Kennedy Center is reportedly warning that it may soon be unable to meet payroll or pay routine maintenance costs. The proposed rescue, according to a draft board resolution, is not a credible financial plan. It is a bargain: restore Donald Trump’s name to the building, and Trump may help solicit donations.
That is not philanthropy. It is institutional leverage.
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