WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 18: Demonstrators listen to a speaker during a rally outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on September 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. Demonstrators gathered to form a human chain around the building after President Trump announced the potential closure of the facility.(Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 18: Demonstrators hold hands to form a human chain during a rally outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on September 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. Demonstrators gathered to form a human chain around the building after President Trump announced the potential closure of the facility.(Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 18: Demonstrators gather during a rally outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on September 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. Demonstrators gathered to form a human chain around the building after President Trump announced the potential closure of the facility.(Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 18: Demonstrators gather during a rally outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on September 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. Demonstrators gathered to form a human chain around the building after President Trump announced the potential closure of the facility.(Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 18: Demonstrators gather during a rally outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on September 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. Demonstrators gathered to form a human chain around the building after President Trump announced the potential closure of the facility.(Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 18: A demonstrator flies balloons depicting President Trump as an infant during a rally outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on September 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. Demonstrators gathered to form a human chain around the building after President Trump announced the potential closure of the facility.(Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 18: Natalie Harp, executive assistant to U.S. President Donald Trump, prepares to board the Marine One presidential helicopter before departing the White House Ellipse on September 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump is hosting at MAGA fundraiser at his private club in Sterling, Virginia, before spending the weekend at Camp David. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 18: Natalie Harp, executive assistant to U.S. President Donald Trump, boards the Marine One presidential helicopter before departing the White House Ellipse on September 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump is hosting at MAGA fundraiser at his private club in Sterling, Virginia, before spending the weekend at Camp David. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)