Larson Blasts Trump Threat to Demolish the Kennedy Center

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) blasted the Trump Administration’s threat to demolish the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts if the President’s cronies are not allowed to put Donald Trump’s name back on the building. 

“No one is surprised that someone with an ego as big as Donald Trump’s believes their name should be above John F. Kennedy’s on our beloved former president’s living memorial,” said Larson. “I wish President Trump were more focused on ending the illegal war he launched in Iran than he is on destroying the Kennedy Center and building his taxpayer-funded ballroom. It figures that he would want to distract the public when prices are rising on his watch and our troops are losing their lives. He needs to come before Congress and be held accountable for his abuses of power—as the Constitution and War Powers Act require.” 

After President Trump illegally took over the Kennedy Center to rename the living memorial in honor of himself, Larson joined with Rep. April McClain Delaney (MD-06) to introduce the Kennedy Center Protection Act, which would remove Trump’s name or any other illegally placed signage from the building’s premises. In April, Larson filed articles of impeachment to remove President Trump from office, following his illegal declaration of war against Iran. Last month, Rep. Larson introduced a bill to cut off all funding for Trump’s illegal war in Iran and prohibit the use of any federal funds for military conflicts not explicitly authorized by Congress.