FIRST ON FOX: ‘Focused assault’ vandalizes Trump-Kennedy Heart ice rink

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FIRST ON FOX: The Trump-Kennedy Center was the goal of what officers described as a "calculated, malicious assault" early Friday after a "poisonous chemical" was poured onto its out of doors ice rink, forcing a efficiency cancellation.

Trump-Kennedy Heart management stated a darkish substance was poured onto the ice floor, severely damaging the out of doors area.

Management stated the incident was not a protest however an act of outright vandalism focusing on the Trump-Kennedy Heart.

"At the moment, a targeted attack on the Trump Kennedy Heart vandalized and destroyed our out of doors area, inflicting extreme injury that we sadly should cancel tonight’s efficiency, however we're working feverishly to finish repairs so programming can resume tomorrow," Roma Daravi, vice chairman of public relations for the Trump-Kennedy Heart, stated in a press release to Fox Information Digital. "We have now turned over video footage to the authorities who're investigating this calculated, malicious assault and maintain these accountable accountable."

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A break up picture exhibits a darkish substance unfold throughout the Trump-Kennedy Heart’s out of doors ice rink alongside skaters rehearsing earlier than the efficiency was canceled. Officers stated video footage has been turned over to authorities. (Courtesy of the Trump-Kennedy Heart)

Management added that violence "is not going to be tolerated" on the Trump-Kennedy Heart and stated these accountable could be held accountable.

Trump-Kennedy Heart officers stated a brown-black substance was poured throughout the ice early Friday morning. Photos from the scene present the fabric unfold extensively throughout the rink, with what seems to be a gallon-sized milk container seen on the ice.

Management on the venue stated the substance was "poisonous." The precise chemical has not but been publicly recognized.

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A gallon-sized container sits in a darkish substance unfold throughout the out of doors ice rink on the Trump-Kennedy Heart, in a picture offered completely to Fox Information Digital. Officers stated the fabric was poured onto the ice in what they described as a "focused assault." (Courtesy of the Trump-Kennedy Heart)

The vandalism pressured the cancellation of a scheduled efficiency on the Trump-Kennedy Heart by Montreal-based skating firm Le Patin Libre .

The incident comes amid a broader transformation of the Trump-Kennedy Heart following a management overhaul and important funding secured for long-deferred infrastructure enhancements.

The board of trustees voted unanimously in December 2025 to rename the ability "The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Heart for the Performing Arts."

President Donald Trump was later elected chairman of the board.

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The out of doors ice rink on the Kennedy Heart plaza is seen after officers stated a substance was poured onto the floor, canceling a scheduled efficiency. The picture was offered completely to Fox Information Digital. (Courtesy of the Trump-Kennedy Heart)

Fox Information Digital beforehand reported that the Heart plans a short lived closure starting July 4 for an intensive restoration and modernization venture. Management has cited roughly $250 million in deferred upkeep and growing old infrastructure collected over a long time.

Congress appropriated $257 million for renovation work in Trump's "One, Massive, Stunning Invoice" and officers have described the venture as crucial to stabilizing and preserving the nation’s premier performing arts establishment for future generations.

The complicated, which opened in 1971, has confronted years of economic pressure and structural deterioration earlier than new funding was secured.

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Daravi stated the establishment intends to pursue accountability for the injury and restore the out of doors area as shortly as attainable, so programming can proceed as scheduled.

Neither a suspect nor a motive have been publicly recognized by both the Trump-Kennedy Heart or authorities.

Authorities are persevering with to research the incident because the Trump-Kennedy Heart works to revive the broken out of doors area and resume scheduled programming.