Dana Blumberg Kraft
Trump appointed Dana Blumberg Kraft to the board that renamed and moved to close the Kennedy Center
Trustee during the board actions; a court voided the first renaming and blocked the first closure decision
Open the cited recordPhysician, wife of Robert Kraft, and Trump-appointed Kennedy Center trustee.
Relationship to TrumpAppointed to Kennedy Center boardTimeline
- Trump appoints Dana Blumberg to the Kennedy Center boardDana Kraft remains listed as a trustee in 2026 court recordsAppointed to Kennedy Center board · documented · 1 source
- New board elects Trump chair and removes president Deborah RutterTrump remains chair; Richard Grenell later led the institutionreported · 1 source
- Board declares a unanimous Trump renaming after dissent is mutedName removed in June 2026 under court orderdocumented · 2 sources
- Board approves a two-year closure after a 34-minute meetingMay 29 injunction blocked implementation of this votedocumented · 1 source
- Court voids the renaming, restores trustee voting rights and halts the first closure planDistrict-court injunction in effect; appeal pendingdocumented · 1 source
- Board votes to close most of the Kennedy Center hours after name rulingMain building ordered closed for renovation; scope and reopening plan contestedreported · 2 sources
commitmentCongressional renovation appropriation$257 million - Committed by / source
- U.S. Congress
- Committed toward / intended recipient
- John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
- Court blocks a second attempt to put Trump's name on the CenterEmergency relief granted; Justice Department appealedreported · 2 sources
- Kennedy Center — a donor's wife, a captured board and the Kraft power networkGovernance and closure litigation remains activedocumented · 13 sources
- Kraft family — money, access, dropped charges and corporate sanctionsPublic record assembled; legal states remain distinctdocumented · 7 sources
Roles and relationships
Relationships
- Spouse; married in 2022Robert Kraft familypersonalreported · 1 file · 1 source referenceOpen cited record
- SpouseRobert Kraft personaldocumented · 1 file · 1 source referenceOpen cited record