If Trump’s name is removed, a ‘vital fundraising connection will be severed,’ the center’s chief executive argued

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/47433300

If Trump’s name is removed, a ‘vital fundraising connection will be severed,’ the center’s chief executive argued

A Trump-Kennedy Center official warned a federal judge that stripping the president’s name from the renowned arts institution would cause unbearable financial damage, marking the latest twist in a months-long legal battle.

Charles Matthew Floca, the center’s 39-year-old executive director, filed a declaration Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, arguing the institution’s funding is inextricably linked to President Donald Trump.

“President Trump’s fundraising on behalf of the Center is exemplified by the tens of millions of dollars already raised,” Floca wrote. “Further, the President has committed to raise $150 billion on its behalf from private donors over the next two years.”

  • Ludicrous0251@piefed.zipEnglish
    60·
    18 days ago

    “President Trump’s fundraising on behalf of the Center is exemplified by the tens of millions of dollars already raised,” Floca wrote. “Further, the President has committed to raise $150 billion on its behalf from private donors over the next two years.”

    Let’s try to be generous here and assume “tens of millions of dollars” is 1) roughly $100M, and 2) all new income that wouldn’t have happened without his name on the wall, on top of any income offsetting losses. Both very generous assumptions for a statement from a member of this administration.

    If that’s true, he is expecting to raise in the next 24 months 1500x as much money as has come in the last 6 months.

    Like are these people really this dumb or do they really just not care?

    • Garbagio@lemmy.zipEnglish
      6·
      17 days ago

      Independent won’t lead with “Trump-appointed” for some reason. Trump gave him the job just last year.