Kennedy Center may close Tuesday after officials issue dire bankruptcy warning

The fate of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts reportedly hinges on whether Donald J. Trump’s name is added back to the building’s facade. Officials from the Kennedy Center are warning that the national performing arts venue is facing “certain fiscal collapse” and could close as soon as Tuesday, according to documents first obtained by The Washington Post. The center’s board of trustees, which is chaired by President Trump and includes many of his close allies, argue that paying tribute to him may be the only way for the center to avoid bankruptcy. The documents detail 10 different options for how Trump’s name could be added to the building’s facade again. For roughly six months, from December until June, Trump’s name appeared first on the building until a federal judge ruled earlier this year that only Congress could rename the center and ordered the newly-added letters to be removed. Trump’s monomania about his name appearing on the building in some fashion has been a recurring theme of his second term—and his offer to “step in and raise the necessary funds” to save the center is seemingly contingent on getting credit for his involvement, as The New York Times re…