Defendants’ response on the recognition proposals

… take three specific actions in order to recognize and acknowledge President Trump. In fact, though Congresswoman Beatty voted against the August 13 measure, she explicitly stated that she had “no objection” to one component of it—re-naming the Center’s grounds after President Trump to honor the work he is doing to save the Kennedy Center. Without those efforts, the Center will deteriorate further into an unsafe, decrepit structure that will be required to be taken down, with a determination to follow on what to build on the site, such as a large outdoor amphitheater overlooking the Potomac River that has been proposed, by some, for many years. Such a replacement will fail to adequately honor President John F. Kennedy, but would be simpler and more economical to build, operate, and maintain. Nevertheless, Beatty, seemingly motivated by a partisan end to ensure the Kennedy Center …