2026年6月14日 美国东部时间晚上8:05 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
作者：艾玛·尼科尔森
肯尼迪中心将以特朗普总统之名设立一项新的捐赠基金，用于支持其此前已有的各类私人捐赠以及2.57亿美元的联邦拨款。
该基金是在本周四该表演艺术中心董事会会议上敲定的，董事会成员全票通过，将通过一切合法方式认可总统对该中心作出的贡献。肯尼迪中心董事会由特朗普先生担任主席，且大部分成员均为其盟友。
据肯尼迪中心管理层提交的合规通知显示，为遵守华盛顿特区地区法院法官上月作出的裁决，该中心已于本周末将大楼上的特朗普姓名移除。管理层此前在最后时刻提出申请，请求暂停执行法官的禁令以便提起上诉，但最终被驳回。
周四的会议上，董事会同时投票决定于周五就此前的裁决提起紧急上诉。
“我们将完全遵守法院的指令，同时就董事会全票通过的决议评估法律选项。”肯尼迪中心公共关系副总裁罗玛·达瓦里说道，“设立‘特朗普肯尼迪中心基金’，旨在表彰唐纳德·J·特朗普总统对这座美国顶级文化中心作出的重大贡献与付出，同时比以往任何时候都更好地践行我们的创始使命。”
一名肯尼迪中心官员告诉哥伦比亚广播公司新闻，“特朗普肯尼迪中心基金”是“一项具有里程碑意义的承诺，将保障这座美国顶尖表演艺术机构的未来，以及其经久不衰的艺术卓越遗产”。一位了解该捐赠基金计划的消息人士透露，该基金将重点用于解决大楼的“实体老化失修问题”，现任董事会认为这一问题此前一直被忽视。
在上周提交的法庭文件中，管理层辩称，如果被迫恢复建筑原名，他们将有义务退还所有此前捐给“特朗普肯尼迪中心”的款项。
“如果大楼上没有‘特朗普’这个名字，我们的筹款不仅会彻底停滞，此前筹集或承诺的所有资金都将有义务被退还、返还或取消。”政府方面在文件中写道。
设立该基金的举动，距地区法院法官作出裁决仅不到两周时间。法官裁定肯尼迪中心董事会以非法手段添加总统姓名，并计划关闭场馆进行为期两年的翻修。该裁决要求该中心在6月12日前移除大楼上的特朗普姓名。
代表民主党众议员乔伊斯·比蒂的律师在给哥伦比亚广播公司新闻的声明中称，管理层周五提起的上诉是“最后一刻的投机之举”，因为他们在等待了近两周后才对该裁决提出质疑。比蒂去年就肯尼迪中心更改姓名和关闭场馆的决定提起诉讼。在本周末姓名移除工作完成后，比蒂在一份声明中表示：“今天的胜利只是将肯尼迪中心交还给美国人民的开始，”并补充道，“法治取得了胜利，这值得庆祝。”
一名肯尼迪中心官员表示，特朗普先生将继续担任董事会主席一职，该中心仍将作为约翰·F·肯尼迪总统的永久纪念场所。
白宫尚未就这项以总统之名设立的新基金置评。
Kennedy Center to establish new endowment in Trump’s name after court forces name change
June 14, 2026 8:05 PM EDT / CBS News
By Emma Nicholson
The Kennedy Center is establishing a new endowment in President Trump’s name to support previously existing private endowments and its $257 million in federal funding.
The fund was created at a Thursday meeting of the performing arts center’s board of trustees, with the members voting unanimously to acknowledge the president’s contributions to the center by all legal means. The Kennedy Center’s board is chaired by Mr. Trump and largely made up of his allies.
The Kennedy Center this weekend removed Mr. Trump’s name from the building to comply with a ruling by a D.C. District Court judge last month, according to a notice of compliance filed by the administration. The administration filed a last-minute request to stay the judge’s injunction pending their appeal, but it was ultimately rejected.
The board during Thursday’s meeting also voted to file Friday’s emergency appeal to stay that earlier ruling.
“We remain fully compliant with the court’s directive while we evaluate legal options regarding the Board’s unanimous vote,” said Roma Davari, Vice President of Public Relations at the Kennedy Center. “The establishment of the Trump Kennedy Center Fund is intended to recognize President Donald J. Trump’s significant contributions and dedication to America’s premier cultural center, while furthering our founding mission like never before.”
A work crew adjusts the tarp covering the scaffolding on The Kennedy Center to allow access to a large door on June 13, 2026. Photo by Robb Hill/The Washington Post via Getty Images
A Kennedy Center official told CBS News that the Trump Kennedy Center Fund is “a landmark commitment to securing the future of the nation’s preeminent performing arts institution and its enduring legacy of artistic excellence.” A source with knowledge of the plans for the endowment suggested it will focus on the “physical disrepair” of the building, an element the current board feels has been neglected in the past.
In the court filing last week, the administration argued that if it was required to revert back to its original name, it would be obligated to refund any donations made to The Trump Kennedy Center.
“Without the name, ‘Trump’ on the Building, our fundraising will not only come to a halt, but any and all monies raised or committed would be obligated to be returned, refunded, or terminated,” the government wrote.
The establishment of the fund comes less than two weeks after a district court judge ruled the Kennedy Center’s board acted unlawfully in adding the president’s name and in making plans for two years of closure and renovations. That ruling mandated Mr. Trump’s name be removed from the building by June 12.
In a statement to CBS News, lawyers representing Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty, who sued the administration over the name change and closure last year, called the administration’s Friday appeal an “11th hour gambit,” after they waited almost two weeks to challenge the decision. After the name removal this weekend, Beatty said in a statement, “Today’s victory is the beginning of returning the Kennedy Center to the American people,” adding, “The rule of law prevailed, and that is worth celebrating.”
A Kennedy Center official said Mr. Trump will retain his role as chairman of the board, and the center will remain a living memorial to President John F. Kennedy.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the new fund in the president’s name.
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