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Kennedy Center official tells judge that removing Trump’s could make them go broke (www.independent.co.uk)

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If Trump’s name is removed, a ‘vital fundraising connection will be severed,’ the center’s chief executive argued

A Trump-Kennedy Center official warned a federal judge that stripping the president’s name from the renowned arts institution would cause unbearable financial damage, marking the latest twist in a months-long legal battle.

Charles Matthew Floca, the center’s 39-year-old executive director, filed a declaration Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, arguing the institution’s funding is inextricably linked to President Donald Trump.

“President Trump’s fundraising on behalf of the Center is exemplified by the tens of millions of dollars already raised,” Floca wrote. “Further, the President has committed to raise $150 billion on its behalf from private donors over the next two years.”

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[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 15 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

“President Trump’s fundraising on behalf of the Center is exemplified by the tens of millions of dollars already raised,” Floca wrote. “Further, the President has committed to raise $150 billion on its behalf from private donors over the next two years.”

Three things.

What in the world would they ever need $150 billion for? The entire complex was built in 1959 for $61 million or $687 million adjusted for inflation. They could build 218 new Kennedy Centers with that money. Upkeep, renovations, and marketing for a theatre do not take that kind of money.
We're giving Trump personal credit for fundraising "tens of millions' for the center since the name was added 5 months ago... sure. And he has promised to attract donations for $150 billion in 2 years. The difference between "tens of millions" and $150 billion is basically $150 billion. $100 million, which he's apparently not yet fundraised, would be .07% of that goal. He's not even made a dent in his full 2 year commitment in 5 months. If he raised $100 million A DAY for two years he wouldn't even be halfway to that goal. This money already fundraised "exemplifies" absolutley nothing in relation to this commitment made.
The guy making these arguments is a personal insert by Trump to serve this exact purpose. He's been in this position for 2 months. Trump fired the entire board to replace them with his people that would let him do what he wanted with the Kennedy Center. Trump's name has been on the building since December. The center wasn't about to close down then. They didn't have a fundraising issue then. If there is suddenly a lack of funds coming in apart from those Trump personally solicits, it's because Trump decided to turn this decades old theatre into a vanity statement for himself, exert control over the events and shows the theatre puts on, and make it a part of his political propaganda wing instead of the mostly independent arts theatre that it was before. Shocking that that may have caused previous investors/donators to decide to spend their money elsewhere.

He made a theatre a partisan entity in his own name. If it fails because of that, all the more fitting of a metaphor for the taint and rot that Trump's very touch causes.

[–] ThunderQueen@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

The MidAss Touch