Trump Accused of 'Name-Calling' After 'Losing His Cool' in Heated Phone Call
US President Donald J. Trump makes a phone call (FILE)(Image: EPA)
TL;DR
- President Trump reportedly became furious during a telephone conversation with the Kennedy Centre board.
- Democrat Joyce Beatty described the exchange as 'unprofessional' and 'ignorant,' stating Trump engaged in 'name-calling.'
- The call preceded the board's vote to close the John F. Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts.
- A federal judge had previously barred the board from displaying Trump's name on the building's facade.
- Trump threatened to withhold a $257 million refurbishment if the renaming ruling was not overturned.