Joyce Beatty: “Let me just very briefly say this is very important to me.”

The Kennedy Center is an institution that belongs to the American people, not to Donald Trump.

Today’s victory is the beginning of returning the Kennedy Center to the American people. The rule of law prevailed, and that is worth celebrating. Let this send a message across the country: when we stand up, fight back, and defend our…

My hope moving forward is that the board restores the integrity of the Kennedy Center, rebuilds programming and respects the rule of law.

He has desecrated this sacred memorial for his own vanity. I am proud to have fought for the rule of law and to protect this sacred institution.