Trump to close Kennedy Center for two years - sparking more controversy over DC venue
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Donald Trump has said the Kennedy Center will close for two years in plans that are fuelling the growing controversy over the Washington DC arts venue. The national cultural centre opened in 1971 and was named after President John F. Kennedy by Congress as a "living memorial" to the assassinated president. Mr Trump angered many, including Kennedy family members, in December when the board he picked to run the venue backed a move to rename it the the Trump-Kennedy Center . A wave of
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