Kennedy Center board votes to close for renovations and add Trump's name: Rep. Beatty

Rep. Joyce Beatty, an ex-officio board member, detailed the vote in a statement.

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The Kennedy Center board voted on Thursday to close the famed cultural institution for two years for renovations and to again add President Donald Trump's name to the facade, Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty, an ex-officio member of the board, said in a statement.

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