Access to the main building of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is closed off to the general public in, Washington, DC, on September 17, 2026. On September 15, US President Donald Trump threatened to keep the Kennedy Center closed for good after a judge ruled his name cannot be added onto the famed arts institution's facade. Trump said his hand-picked board voted "almost unanimously" to shut the venue immediately for emergency renovations, just a few hours after the federal judge's decision. But he warned the "very large and complex" repairs at the building in Washington cannot begin until a higher court rules on whether the center can be renamed after himself. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 17: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks to reporters outside of his office on September 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. Jeffries discussed holding U.S. President Donald Trump accountable, corruption, the cost of living for Americans, and other topics. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 17: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks to reporters outside of his office on September 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. Jeffries discussed holding U.S. President Donald Trump accountable, corruption, the cost of living for Americans, and other topics. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 17: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks to reporters outside of his office on September 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. Jeffries discussed holding U.S. President Donald Trump accountable, corruption, the cost of living for Americans, and other topics. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 17: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks to reporters outside of his office on September 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. Jeffries discussed holding U.S. President Donald Trump accountable, corruption, the cost of living for Americans, and other topics. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 17: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) takes a question from a reporter outside of his office on September 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. Jeffries discussed holding U.S. President Donald Trump accountable, corruption, and the cost of living for Americans and other topics. Also pictured is Puck News Capitol Hill correspondent Marianna Sotomayor (L). (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 17: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) (C) takes a question from Puck News Capitol Hill correspondent Marianna Sotomayor (R) as he walks to his office on September 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. Jeffries discussed holding U.S. President Donald Trump accountable, corruption, the cost of living for Americans and other topics. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 17: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks to reporters outside of his office on September 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. Jeffries discussed holding U.S. President Donald Trump accountable, corruption, and the cost of living for Americans and other topics. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)