Or when they knew they wouldn't be able to open on time due to delays in getting the speech recorded they moved up the refurb that was planned for another year to have a better excuse. There's no reason for them to wait until so close to the original reopen date if they knew this all along.
Often when you hear hooves, it's horses, not zebras. There is no reason to not believe that they are going to refurbish a well worn theatre. There is no reason not to believe that President Trump will record his speech, so much for conspiracy theories.