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dalton99a

(92,078 posts) Thu Dec 18, 2025, 02:21 PM Dec 18

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Kennedy Center to be renamed 'Trump-Kennedy Center,' White House says

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/18/trump-renaming-kennedy-center.html

Kennedy Center to be renamed ‘Trump-Kennedy Center,’ White House says
Published Thu, Dec 18 2025 1:17 PM EST

The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, commonly known as the Kennedy Center, will be renamed the “Trump-Kennedy Center,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday.

The prestigious Washington, D.C., cultural center’s board of trustees, who were appointed by President Donald Trump in February, “have just voted unanimously” on the name change, Leavitt said in an X post.

They did so “because of the unbelievable work President Trump has done over the last year in saving the building,” Leavitt said.

“Congratulations to President Donald J. Trump, and likewise, congratulations to President Kennedy, because this will be a truly great team long into the future! The building will no doubt attain new levels of success and grandeur,” she said.

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COMING SOON: United States of Trump, District of Trump, Trump National Airport

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Kennedy Center to be renamed 'Trump-Kennedy Center,' White House says (Original Post) dalton99a Dec 18 OP

Wipe the orange Traildogbob Dec 18 #1

Kick. This one was first. Captain Zero Dec 18 #7

Kennedy's dead- does the twit know that? More gaslighting from the psycho squad Blues Heron Dec 18 #2

Did Piggy die from his assassination attempt? Captain Zero Dec 18 #3

Disgraceful johnnyfins Dec 18 #4

Ugh BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 18 #5

And the hits keep coming kerouac2 Dec 18 #6

trump will reduce it to nothing more than a warehouse, before he's through. Paladin Dec 18 #8

"Kennedy Center to be renamed 'Trump-Kennedy Center' " LudwigPastorius Dec 18 #9

Face it: DJT's been traditionally snubbed by the "artsy" world because he's been allegorical oracle Dec 18 #10

The Trump-Epstein Center is the truth of it. C_U_L8R Dec 18 #11

It takes an Act of Congress to change the name of the Kennedy Center LetMyPeopleVote Dec 18 #12

+1 dalton99a Dec 18 #16

I'm confused Rebl2 Dec 18 #13

Good luck booking artists. tanyev Dec 18 #14

Disappointed in both MustLoveBeagles Dec 18 #15

The abominations continue... BH liberal Dec 18 #17

Even the announcement was stilted... Hugin Dec 18 #18

The Kennedy Center is still the Kennedy Center LetMyPeopleVote Dec 18 #19

Traildogbob

(12,561 posts)

1. Wipe the orange

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 02:24 PM

Dec 18

Off of your Christian Bubble lips. JFC, WWJD,

Captain Zero

(8,739 posts)

7. Kick. This one was first.

Reply to Traildogbob (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 02:43 PM

Dec 18

Blues Heron

(8,347 posts)

2. Kennedy's dead- does the twit know that? More gaslighting from the psycho squad

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 02:24 PM

Dec 18

Captain Zero

(8,739 posts)

3. Did Piggy die from his assassination attempt?

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 02:25 PM

Dec 18

No.

Can't have his name on it then.

johnnyfins

(3,434 posts)

4. Disgraceful

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 02:25 PM

Dec 18

But it can always go BACK to the original name.

BlueWaveNeverEnd

(12,823 posts)

5. Ugh

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 02:30 PM

Dec 18

kerouac2

(1,419 posts)

6. And the hits keep coming

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 02:31 PM

Dec 18

They are relentless in doing this type of stuff and of course shameless

Paladin

(32,276 posts)

8. trump will reduce it to nothing more than a warehouse, before he's through.

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 02:50 PM

Dec 18

Here's hoping that ticket sales stay in the toilet, and that trump's awards continue to be given to the newly embalmed bunch of has-beens...

LudwigPastorius

(14,156 posts)

9. "Kennedy Center to be renamed 'Trump-Kennedy Center' "

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 02:53 PM

Dec 18

allegorical oracle

(6,172 posts)

10. Face it: DJT's been traditionally snubbed by the "artsy" world because he's been

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 02:55 PM

Dec 18

regarded as your basic mud creature. Look no further than the gold WH embellishments. That fact stuck in his craw.

So this is nothing but another retribution move intended to dog the "elites". He knows what he isn't.

But he gets his jollies by roiling those who snubbed him when he was a nobody. Problem is, he's still a nobody in spite of his political success. He knows that, too. That same impulse moved him to knight RFK Jr. to his current status.

C_U_L8R

(48,863 posts)

11. The Trump-Epstein Center is the truth of it.

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 03:24 PM

Dec 18

Trump is flailing from one catastrophic failure to another…. And he’s running out of distractions.

LetMyPeopleVote

(174,893 posts)

12. It takes an Act of Congress to change the name of the Kennedy Center

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 04:29 PM

Dec 18

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/20/76i?utm#

20 U.S. Code § 76i - John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
U.S. Code
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(a)In general

The Board shall construct for the Smithsonian Institution, with funds raised by voluntary contributions, a building to be designated as the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on a site in the District of Columbia bounded by the Inner Loop Freeway on the east, the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge approaches on the south, Rock Creek Parkway on the west, New Hampshire Avenue and F Street on the north, which shall be selected for such purpose by the National Capital Planning Commission. The National Capital Planning Commission shall acquire by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, lands necessary to provide for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and related facilities. Such building shall be in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the Commission of Fine Arts

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dalton99a

(92,078 posts)

16. +1

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #12)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 05:37 PM

Dec 18

Rebl2

(17,398 posts)

13. I'm confused

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 04:33 PM

Dec 18

I thought he wanted to name after his wife.

tanyev

(48,658 posts)

14. Good luck booking artists.

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 05:11 PM

Dec 18

I guess Kiss and Gloria Gaynor are available.

😒

MustLoveBeagles

(14,742 posts)

15. Disappointed in both

Reply to tanyev (Reply #14)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 05:27 PM

Dec 18

BH liberal

(121 posts)

17. The abominations continue...

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 05:47 PM

Dec 18

Will we never be rid of that scum? It's looking to me more and more like The Orange Menace will try for a third term if he is still alive in 2028.

Hugin

(37,421 posts)

18. Even the announcement was stilted...

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 05:55 PM

Dec 18

“Donald J. Trump” vs merely “Kennedy”.

F**king pathetic.

LetMyPeopleVote

(174,893 posts)

19. The Kennedy Center is still the Kennedy Center

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 08:14 PM

Dec 18

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