Demolition is a very real possibility, such is the intensity of this tantrum.
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An official portrait of President Donald Trump hangs in the Hall of Nations at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., August 26, 2026.
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Fall nears. The trade wars continue to rage. The Iran war drags ever onward. The midterms are coming. And what is Donald Trump doing to pull the country out of the several, concentrically deepening holes he has dug for America, the Republican Party, and himself?
The answer, of course, is: preparing to demolish the Kennedy Center, rather than let anyone else have it.
About the Author
Jeffrey Blehar is a National Review staff writer living in Chicago. He is also the co-host of National Review’s Political Beats podcast, which explores the great music of the modern era with guests from the political world happy to find something non-political to talk about.
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Fall nears. The trade wars continue to rage. The Iran war drags ever onward. The midterms are coming. And what is Donald Trump doing to pull the country out of the several, concentrically deepening holes he has dug for America, the Republican Party, and himself?
The answer, of course, is: preparing to demolish the Kennedy Center, rather than let anyone else have it.
About the Author
Jeffrey Blehar is a National Review staff writer living in Chicago. He is also the co-host of National Review’s Political Beats podcast, which explores the great music of the modern era with guests from the political world happy to find something non-political to talk about.
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