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Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, newly renamed the Trump Kennedy Center, will halt entertainment operations for roughly two years beginning in July to allow construction.<br \/>&#8220;The temporary closure will produce a much faster and higher quality result!&#8221; Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.<br \/>The center will close on July 4th, 2026, &#8220;whereupon we will simultaneously begin construction of the new and spectacular Entertainment Complex,&#8221; he said.<br \/>The announcement followed months of controversy over the Trump administration&#8217;s management of the center&#8217;s programming and the recent renaming of the iconic building.<br \/>A number of prominent artists canceled performances at the Kennedy Center. 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