President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he has determined that the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, should close for about two years.

Trump, who wrote on Truth Social that the decision is “totally subject” to approval by his handpicked board, said that the center will close on July 4 and that “financing is completed, and fully in place.” Trump did not elaborate on where the funding came from. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on questions about the funding.

Trump added that the decision was made based on a review that involved “Contractors, Musical Experts, Art Institutions, and other Advisors and Consultants,” who were weighing construction with closure and re-opening or partial construction while entertainment operations continued.

A spokesperson for the Kennedy Center did not immediately respond to a request for comment about Trump’s announcement, what the center’s board thinks of the issue or what would happen to the center’s existing programming.

Trump said that the closure will “produce a much faster and higher quality result,” that the Kennedy Center can be “the finest Performing Arts Facility of its kind” and that there will be a “Grand Reopening” after the renovation.

He called the Kennedy Center — where the premiere of first lady Melania Trump's documentary was held last week — “tired, broken, and dilapidated,” adding that it “has been in bad condition, both financially and structurally for many years.”

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