'Feels like it's being held hostage': Ben Folds says Trump renaming Kennedy Center is 'disgusting'
MSNBC·2026-02-05 18:42
with us, Ben. And I'm sure you're still in touch with folks at the Kennedy Center. Does anybody have any idea what's going on.No. I mean, it's obviously not trying to elevate the DO WITH THE ARTS BUT NO, NO, I MEAN, NO ONE I KNEW KNEW THAT WAS COMING. SO TWO YEARS, HE HE SAYS IT'S GOING TO BE CLOSED DOWN.THE KENNEDY CENTER HAD A MAJOR RENOVATION JUST IN 2019, SO THE PRESIDENT INSISTS THOUGH THAT THIS BUILDING DOES NEED SOME SERIOUS WORK. HERE IS WHAT HE SAID. IT'S A VERY bad shape, it's run down, it's dilap ...