{"id":314721,"date":"2026-02-03T00:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T00:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-trump-is-closing-the-kennedy-center-for-two-years\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T00:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T00:00:04","slug":"why-trump-is-closing-the-kennedy-center-for-two-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-trump-is-closing-the-kennedy-center-for-two-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Trump is closing the Kennedy Center for two years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/NqZuGeRLZkc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why Trump is closing the Kennedy Center for two years\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NqZuGeRLZkc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>President Trump says the Kennedy Center will close for two years to do renovations. 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