美国民主党参议员谢尔顿·怀特豪斯（Sheldon Whitehouse）宣布收到来自“政府问责项目”的吹哨人披露。该举报指控肯尼迪中心在唐纳德·特朗普试图接管并更名期间，为迎合总统审美及筹备 12 月的电视活动而仓促进行翻新工程 [1]。
据称，这种赶工导致了严重的建筑质量问题，包括钢柱生锈、反射池需要重建以及浴室地板因颜色问题被拆除 [1]。举报内容还指出肯尼迪中心在未获国会授权的情况下即开始动工，并违反了合同指南及指定程序 [1]。此外，该指控涉及资金浪费行为，其中包括签署未经竞标流程的合同 [1]。
其中一份具体案例是授予一家没有音乐厅施工经验的承包商价值 800 万美元的音乐厅地板更换合同 [1]。针对上述问题，怀特豪斯已致函肯尼迪中心执行董事马特·弗洛卡（Matt Floca），要求其于 7 月 23 日前对此做出解释 [1]。
Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse announced he has received a disclosure from the Government Accountability Project alleging serious construction issues at the Kennedy Center [1]. The claims state that during an attempt by President Trump to take over and rename the facility, renovations were rushed to accommodate presidential aesthetics and television events scheduled for December [1]. According to the whistleblower, this haste resulted in significant structural defects, including rusted steel columns and a reflecting pool requiring reconstruction [1]. Additionally, bathroom flooring was removed due to color issues arising from the hasty work [1]. The allegations further assert that construction began without authorization from Congress and violated contract guidelines [1]. Senator Whitehouse stated these actions constituted waste of funds and involved awarding contracts to inexperienced contractors; specifically, an $8 million contract for replacing music hall floors was granted to a contractor with no prior experience in such projects [1]. In response to the report, Senator Whitehouse has sent a letter demanding that Kennedy Center Executive Director Matt Floca provide an explanation by July 23 [1].