2026-09-17 14:05:49 UTC / 路透社
作者：凯瑟琳·杰克逊、迈克·斯卡塞拉
2026年9月17日 美国东部时间下午2:05 更新，距发稿25分钟前
2026年8月26日摄于美国华盛顿，肯尼迪国家艺术中心国家大厅悬挂着美国总统唐纳德·特朗普的官方肖像。特朗普政府在一份法庭文件中称，如果不进行大修，该中心最终可能面临拆除。路透社/乔纳森·恩斯特/档案照片
- 议员寻求就关闭计划举行紧急听证会
- 特朗普政府称肯尼迪中心将关闭进行7天维修
- 董事会投票决定将中心关闭最长两年
华盛顿9月17日路透电 —— 致力于保留肯尼迪中心开放并移除其外墙上特朗普名字的律师周四提交了新证据，援引了美国总统的相关言论以及一张提及这座演艺中心将被拆除的照片。
在这份法庭文件中，原告、俄亥俄州民主党众议员乔伊斯·比蒂的律师团队向法院通报了总统周三晚间发表的言论。
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“我认为特朗普政府当然应该获得认可。坦率地说，如果我们不这么做，它就会关门，最终会被拆掉，”特朗普在北卡罗来纳州对记者说道。
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律师们还援引了一张在社交媒体上流传的照片，照片显示特朗普在空军一号上查看一张海报，他们称该海报标题似乎为“肯尼迪中心拆除”。
路透社尚未对这张照片进行独立核实。
议员寻求举行听证会
肯尼迪中心董事会（包括特朗普及其任命的亲信）本周投票决定，将该中心关闭最长两年以开展2.57亿美元的翻新工程。比蒂已要求华盛顿联邦地区法官克里斯托弗·库珀就这起诉讼举行紧急听证会。
比蒂表示，肯尼迪中心是国会设立并于1971年在华盛顿揭幕的前总统约翰·F·肯尼迪纪念场馆，目前已无法在正常运营时间对公众开放。周三可见大楼外新增了围栏。
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库珀已要求董事会于周四之前解释该计划是否违反了他此前下达的限制其关门权限的禁令。董事会周四上午表示，其并未违反禁令，并称肯尼迪中心一名官员已于周三将中心关闭，进行为期7天的紧急维修。
特朗普政府表示，将于周五之前请求法官解除此前的禁令，以推进政府所称的“完成修复和翻新所需的关闭工作”。
库珀今年5月的禁令还要求肯尼迪中心移除建筑外墙上的特朗普名字，称只有国会才能更改场馆名称。
库珀周二在一项新裁决中驳回了该中心最新的申请，该申请试图将特朗普的名字加在建筑上，以反映他在此次翻新计划中的作用。
特朗普政府已提起上诉，特朗普在社交媒体上称，如果不允许关闭进行维修，肯尼迪中心“注定要毁灭”。
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Court filing cites Trump comments, photo reading ‘Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED’
2026-09-17 14:05:49 UTC / Reuters
By Katharine Jackson and Mike Scarcella
September 17, 2026 2:05 PM UTC Updated 25 mins ago
An official portrait of U.S. President Donald Trump hangs in the Hall of Nations at the Kennedy Center, which the Trump administration argued in a court filing could eventually face demolition if major repairs are not undertaken, in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 26, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
- Representative is seeking emergency hearing over closure plans
- Trump administration says Kennedy Center closed for 7-day repairs
- Board voted to shutter center for up to two years
WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (Reuters) – Lawyers working to keep the Kennedy Center open and Donald Trump’s name off its facade submitted new evidence on Thursday, citing the U.S. president’s comments and a photo referring to the performing arts center’s demolition.
In a court filing, lawyers for the plaintiff, U.S. Representative Joyce Beatty, an Ohio Democrat, notified the court of comments the president made on Wednesday evening.
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“I think that the Trump administration should certainly have recognition. Because frankly, if we don’t do that, it’s going to close. It’ll end up being ripped down,” Trump told reporters in North Carolina.
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The lawyers also cited a photo circulating on social media that depicted the president on board Air Force One looking at a poster they said appeared to be titled “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED.”
The photo has not been independently verified by Reuters.
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Beatty has asked Washington-based U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper to hold an emergency hearing on the lawsuit after the Kennedy Center’s board, including Trump and his hand-picked appointees, voted this week to close the center for up to two years for a $257 million renovation project.
She said the Kennedy Center, which was established by Congress and opened in 1971 in Washington, D.C., as a memorial to former President John F. Kennedy, is no longer accessible to the public during normal operating hours. New barriers were visible outside the building on Wednesday.
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Cooper ordered the board to explain by Thursday whether the plan violates an earlier order he issued limiting its ability to shut its doors. The board said on Thursday morning that it was not in violation of the order, and that a Kennedy Center official had closed the center on Wednesday for seven days of emergency repairs.
The Trump administration said it would ask the judge by Friday to dissolve the prior order to allow for what the government called “closure necessary to complete the restoration and renovations.”
Cooper’s order in May also directed the Kennedy Center to remove Trump’s name from the building’s facade, saying only Congress can change the name.
Cooper, in a new ruling on Tuesday, rejected the center’s latest effort to put Trump’s name on the building to reflect his role in the planned renovation.
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The administration has appealed, and Trump said on social media the Kennedy Center “is destined to doom” if it is not permitted to close for repairs.
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Reporting by Katharine Jackson and Mike Scarcella; Editing by Doina Chiacu, Andrea Ricci, Rod Nickel
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