"Public buildings Places where people congregate in numbers, or at least used to, are top of Trump's list to get his face, and name, seen. The most prominent example is the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, inaugurated in 1971 as a living memorial to the assassinated president but hijacked by Trump cronies who quickly installed him as the leader of its board."
"Ticket sales crumbled, artists walked away, and it was announced earlier in February that the venue would close for two years for refurbishment. In December, Trump added his own name to the center illegally in the view of critics, including Kennedy's relatives. The US Institute of Peace was an early victim of Trump's second-term Doge (department of government efficiency) drive to cut perceived wasteful government spending."
Donald J. Trump has become visually omnipresent across Washington, with giant banners, chiselled names, and prominent signage on federal buildings and cultural institutions. A massive banner bearing his visage was unfurled on the exterior of the Justice Department headquarters. The John F. Kennedy Center experienced a board takeover, name addition, artist withdrawals, falling ticket sales, and a planned two-year closure for refurbishment. The US Institute of Peace saw its board replaced, mass staff firings, and Trump's name carved into its wall amid efforts to cut perceived government spending. Critics characterize the displays as evoking dictator-like personality cult dynamics.
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