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GOP Sen. Mike Lee Blocks Bill To Stop Trump From Demolishing Kennedy Center

Trump threatened to tear down the Kennedy Center, prompting lawmakers and the courts to address its future.

GOP Sen. Mike Lee Blocks Bill To Stop Trump From Demolishing Kennedy Center
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Sen. Mike Lee objected to fast-tracking a bipartisan bill that would require congressional authorization before presidential memorials could be demolished. The legislation follows President Donald Trump’s threats to tear down the Kennedy Center, and a continuing court dispute over the building.

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President whose threats to tear down the Kennedy Center prompted the legislative and legal responses

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Mike Lee
R · UT · SEN

Senator who objected to fast-tracking the bill

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Lisa Murkowski
R · AK · SEN

Senator identified as supporting the bill

Jeff Merkley
D · OR · SEN

Senator who sought unanimous consent to pass the bill

Joyce Beatty
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Representative pursuing a related court case as an ex officio member of the center’s board

ALSO MENTIONED  Christopher Cooper, U.S. District Judge who ruled in the Kennedy Center case

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Mike Lee Blocks Bill Requiring Approval Before Memorial Demolition

Outlets agree that Sen. Mike Lee objected to a bipartisan bill requiring congressional approval before the Kennedy Center and other presidential memorials could be demolished, stopping it from advancing by unanimous consent. The effort followed President Donald Trump’s plans or threats concerning the Kennedy Center. Left-leaning outlets present the bill as protection against Trump’s plans and Lee’s objection as obstructing it. Center outlets focus on Lee’s objection and the concerns that prompted the bill, with some also including his rationale. Right-leaning outlets praise Lee’s action and frame the bill as opposition to Trump’s Kennedy Center plans.

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