Kennedy Center's survival depends on Trump, DOJ says in new filing

The Trump administration argued in a Monday court filing that the John F.

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts must undergo proposed renovations and a cash infusion to survive.

Why it matters: It's the latest in the legal battle over the venue's future, which the administration has proposed to overhaul , including potentially adding President Trump's name to the building.

Driving the news: "An order blocking the Board from appropriately recognizing President Trump," the DOJ argued in Monday's filing , "will cause donors to flee, financial contributions to dry up, and structural rehabilitation to stop." Without Trump's efforts, the filing reads, "the Center will deteriorate further into an unsafe, decrepit structure that will be required to be taken down." The document also suggests that if the venue deteriorated that way, the Kennedy Center could be replaced with "a large outdoor amphitheater overlooking the Potomac River." Such a venue has "been proposed, by some, for many years," it continued.

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