Court orders Trump administration to give notice before any Kennedy Center demolition
A US federal judge has ruled the Trump administration must provide 30 days' notice before any demolition of the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, after President Trump suggested the venue could be torn down. Kerry Kennedy, niece of the late president, called the prospect a tragedy.
A federal judge in the United States has ruled that the Trump administration must give at least 30 days' notice before carrying out any "demolition" of the Kennedy Center, the renowned performing arts venue in Washington DC. The ruling follows warnings from President Donald Trump that the building could be "ripped down."
Concerns intensified after Trump was photographed aboard Air Force One looking at a poster whose headline appeared to promote demolishing the site. On Friday, protesters gathered outside the Kennedy Center to voice opposition to the demolition threats.
The BBC's Caitríona Perry spoke with Kerry Kennedy, niece of the late President John F Kennedy, about the threats facing the centre named in his honour. Kennedy expressed concern over the building's potential fate, saying its demolition would amount to a tragedy.
The Kennedy Center has served as one of Washington's foremost performing arts institutions since it opened, standing as a memorial to the president who was assassinated in 1963. The court's requirement for advance notice gives the public and interested parties a window to respond should the administration move forward with plans to demolish or significantly alter the building.
