This is the standard playbook of Trump and the GOP: lie, lie, lie, in order to establish a fake pretext for a pitiless assault on the public interest.
KC’s new CFO Donna Arduin obviously doesn’t have the slightest idea or appreciation of what makes KC unique: it is not simply another commercial house, but a home for non profit arts that immeasurably enrich American humanity. That doesn’t a matter a bit to her or to the Trump gang.
She is lying about KC’s finances, as Travis M. Andrews reports in the Washington Post:
“Several staffers disputed Arduin’s claim of a $100 million deficit, pointing out that it appears this is only the case if just ticket sales — and not donations and grants — are counted as revenue. The center, like most arts nonprofits, relies heavily on donations. The staffers spoke on the condition of anonymity because they feared retaliation. . .The most recent available tax filings, for the fiscal year ending in September 2023, shows the center made a profit of $6,495,064.”
It should also be noted that many KC offerings are free to the public.
Trump has never “saved” or “fixed” anything in his life. He has only degraded and trashed whatever he touched. The fact that the Democrats didn’t make clear last year is shameful.