“I’m not sure if that’s going to be appealed or not, but I think, you know, there’s controversy on both sides of this about that ruling,” Burgum said on CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union” when asked if the name would be removed.
U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper said in his opinion that the 1964 statute that led to the creation of the Kennedy Center makes “crystal clear” that the center is to be named for President John F. Kennedy only. “Congress gave the Kennedy Center its name, and only Congress can change it,” the judge wrote.
Trump had announced in February that, after becoming chairman of the Kennedy Center, he would close the cultural institution’s doors starting in July for an approximately two-year renovation project. The current voting board members—all of whom were selected by Trump—approved the renovations.
Secretary Burgum’s hedging came as Trump attacked the decision and the judge behind it on social media Friday and Saturday. In two lengthy posts on Truth Social totaling more than 1,300 words, Trump attacked both U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper and his wife, saying it was “impossible for [him] to be treated fairly.”
Without any evidence, Trump also said in a separate post on Saturday that Cooper’s wife, attorney Amy Jeffress, was to blame in part for the ruling. Jeffress is a partner at Hecker Fink, the law firm representing former President Joe Biden in his lawsuit against the Justice Department. She also served as a federal prosecutor and counselor to Attorney General Eric Holder.
Trump claimed the center is 'rusted' and 'bug infested'
“And President Trump was willing to get out, raise private funds, dedicate his time as a master builder to restore this building. And now, a judge says ‘No’,” he told Bash. The judge’s decision, however, only temporarily blocks the closure, and “does not bar the board from reconsidering the closure issue in a prudent manner,” the opinion says.
If it does decide to close, however, Judge Cooper wrote that the board needs sufficient information to make an “independent” decision, taking account of “its obligation to both maintain and operate a premiere arts venue,” while memorializing Kennedy.
The center has already undergone massive layoffs—with more expected—as the board said it plans to retain only a bare-bones workforce during the two-year shutdown.
“The Kennedy Center was not created in this spirit, and we’re not going to be a part of it while it is the Trump Kennedy Center,” Tony-award winning Hamilton creator told the New York Times last year. “We’re just not going to be part of it.”
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