特朗普政府周一在法庭文件中警告，若肯尼迪表演艺术中心不进行2.5亿美元翻新，该建筑可能面临拆除 2。美国司法部辩称，若该中心不加上特朗普的名字，捐款将枯竭，可能面临财务崩溃 1。司法部在文件中称肯尼迪中心是“财务破产的设施，位于破旧、失修、摇摇欲坠的建筑中” 1。这也是法庭文件首次提出拆除肯尼迪中心的可能性 2。
此前，联邦法官克里斯托弗·库珀在5月裁定只有国会有权更改肯尼迪中心名称 2。法院也于5月叫停了原计划在外立面添加“唐纳德·J·特朗普”的尝试 1。然而，肯尼迪中心董事会于8月13日以20比3的投票结果，决定将标识更改为“由唐纳德·J·特朗普总统修复和翻新的约翰·F·肯尼迪表演艺术中心” 2。其他提议还包括添加“由特朗普肯尼迪中心基金捐赠”以及将广场以特朗普命名 1。对此，民主党议员乔伊斯·比蒂起诉要求阻止特朗普的名字出现在建筑外立面上 12。联邦法官将于周四就比蒂提出的新阻止请求进行听证 1。值得注意的是，法官小组曾在7月指出，所谓“筹款可能受阻”的说法缺乏“具体事实或证据”支持 1。
肯尼迪中心于1971年开放，由国会设立作为肯尼迪总统的纪念场所 2。此外，特朗普政府还计划在华盛顿建造一座250英尺（76米）高的凯旋门 1。
The Trump administration warned in court filings submitted on Monday that the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts faces financial ruin without Donald Trump's name and potential demolition if it does not undergo a $250 million renovation 12. In the documents, the Justice Department described the venue as a "financially insolvent facility, housed in a decrepit, dilapidated, crumbling building" and argued that donations will dry up without the former president's name attached to it 1. This marks the first time the possibility of demolishing the Kennedy Center has been raised in court filings 2. Additionally, the administration revealed plans to construct a 250-foot (76-meter) triumphal arch in Washington 1.
The legal dispute centers on efforts to add Trump's name to the building's exterior, following a May ruling by Federal Judge Christopher Cooper that only Congress has the authority to change the center's name 12. A previous attempt to simply add "Donald J. Trump" to the facade was halted by the court 1. Furthermore, a panel of judges noted in July that claims suggesting "fundraising could be impeded" without the name change lacked "specific facts or evidence" 1. Despite these rulings, the Trump-backed board voted 20-3 on August 13 to alter the signage to read "The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Restored and Renovated by President Donald J Trump" 12. Other proposals under consideration include adding the phrase "Endowed by the Trump Kennedy Center Fund" and naming the plaza after Trump 1. Democratic Representative Joyce Beatty has filed a lawsuit to block Trump's name from appearing on the building's exterior, prompting the government to seek the dismissal of her legal challenge 12. A federal judge is scheduled to hold a hearing on Thursday to address the new request to block the signage change 1. The Kennedy Center originally opened in 1971 after being established by Congress as a living memorial to President John F. Kennedy 2.
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