The Liberty Daily 
President Trump announced on Truth Social that the Trump-Kennedy Center would be closed for two years for renovations.
After a one year review of The Trump Kennedy Center, that has taken place with Contractors, Musical Experts, Art Institutions, and other Advisors and Consultants, deciding between either Construction with Closure and Re-Opening or, Partial Construction while continuing Entertainment Operations through a much longer period of time, working in and around the Performances, I have determined that The Trump Kennedy Center, if temporarily closed for Construction, Revitalization, and Complete Rebuilding, can be, without question, the finest Performing Arts Facility of its kind, anywhere in the World. In other words, if we don’t close, the quality of Construction will not be nearly as good, and the time to completion, because of interruptions with Audiences from the many Events using the Facility, will be much longer. The temporary closure will produce a much faster and higher quality result!
ADVERTISEMENTBased on these findings, and totally subject to Board approval, I have determined that the fastest way to bring The Trump Kennedy Center to the highest level of Success, Beauty, and Grandeur, is to cease Entertainment Operations for an approximately two year period of time, with a scheduled Grand Reopening that will rival and surpass anything that has taken place with respect to such a Facility before.
Therefore, The Trump Kennedy Center will close on July 4th, 2026, in honor of the 250th Anniversary of our Country, whereupon we will simultaneously begin Construction of the new and spectacular Entertainment Complex. Financing is completed, and fully in place! This important decision, based on input from many Highly Respected Experts, will take a tired, broken, and dilapidated Center, one that has been in bad condition, both financially and structurally for many years, and turn it into a World Class Bastion of Arts, Music, and Entertainment, far better than it has ever been before. America will be very proud of its new and beautiful Landmark for many generations to come. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP
The former Vice President of the center, Floyd Brown, took to X to express his thoughts. On one hand, he’s happy with the decision to close it down. But he also called for the firing of Ric Grenell, who has been running the center ever since President Trump fired its previous leader. Grenell fired Brown after learning from CNN that Brown’s Christian faith and outspoken nature were at odds with homosexuality.
Grenell is homosexual.
“Comments rooted in my personal Christian views, which I have made in the past, have no impact upon my work here at the Kennedy Center nor do they impinge on my interactions with colleagues who do incredible work for the patrons of the Center,” Brown wrote in a statement he said he provided to CNN and included in a post on social platform X. “As a Christian I am called to work with others of different beliefs and worldviews.”
Brown said he asked for an explanation for his firing and to speak with Grenell but “both of those requests have been ignored.”
Here’s what Brown posted Sunday night:
@realDonaldTrump is making a very good decision to close The Trump Kennedy Center.
I would encourage him to use this opportunity to also rebuild the leadership of the Center through firing @RichardGrenell
In the month I worked at the Kennedy Center, Grenell darkened the door… pic.twitter.com/wxW90gKFdW
— Floyd Brown (@floydbrown) February 2, 2026
There may be some tension here.
