The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is seeking to regain the high ground after allegations that its leadership systematically mismanaged its $250 million renovation to appease President Donald Trump’s “aesthetic whims.”

Democrats, led by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), hit the center over the weekend due to recently raised concerns by whistleblowers, who claimed that officials rushed extensive renovation projects due to Trump’s “desire to star in a series of televised events in December,” resulting in wasted taxpayer dollars and shoddy work.