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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: SVPete on September 20, 2026, 12:07:33 PM
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Biden-era inspection reports expose Kennedy Center disrepair, safety hazards that Trump seeks to fix
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/all-things-trump/biden-era-inspections-exposed-kennedy-center-disrepair-safety (https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/all-things-trump/biden-era-inspections-exposed-kennedy-center-disrepair-safety)
Well before President Donald Trump intervened to fix the Kennedy Center, two evaluations conducted early in the Biden administration laid bare the horrid condition of America's iconic performing arts center that included outdated fire safety systems, poor protection against terrorist attacks, water leaks in a transformer room, rusted wiring that violates code and extensive cracks in walls and roof panels, according to documents reviewed by Just the News.
The 2021 and 2022 maintenance and structural reviews by architectural experts exposed extensive concerns about the condition of the building, including health hazards like lead-painted steel beams, insufficient ventilation in bathrooms and failing sealants containing a cancer-linked chemical.
"The membrane is in fair to poor condition and near the end of its expected useful lifespan; each overhang roof has several urgent maintenance repairs," one plainly-written memo warned after inspecting the overhangs for two terrace roofs.
"Existing caulk and sealants contained polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) and the existing steel structure was coated with lead paint," the 2022 report noted,
TBH, I think Dems and other Trump-Haters would prefer for the Kennedy Center to collapse rather than for Trump to rehab and repair the Kennedy Center. That way they obstruct Trump now, and can blame Trump later for not fixing it.