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(165,625 posts) Thu Dec 18, 2025, 06:30 PM Dec 18

Kennedy Center board member was forcefully muted for name change vote: 'Not unanimous!'

Source: Raw Story

December 18, 2025 2:38PM ET

Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH), a member of the Kennedy Center board, insisted that the vote to rename the venue after President Donald Trump was "not unanimous" despite claims to the contrary.

In a statement on Thursday, Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, announced that the board "just voted unanimously to rename the Kennedy Center to the Trump-Kennedy Center, because of the unbelievable work President Trump has done over the last year in saving the building."

Beatty responded with a video walloping Leavitt's claim. "I'm sitting here in my congressional office in Washington, D.C., just ending a call with the Kennedy Center, where I serve as an ex officio member," she said. "I am bringing this to you live today because what you may hear is that there was a unanimous vote to rename the Kennedy Center, the Trump Center."

"I was on that call and as I tried to push my button to voice my concern, to ask questions, and certainly not to vote in support of this," she continued. "I was muted. Each time I tried to speak."

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/joyce-beatty-kennedy-center/

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Kennedy Center board member was forcefully muted for name change vote: 'Not unanimous!' (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Dec 18 OP

"Unbelievable work," of trump is right Bayard Dec 18 #1

Beatty is an Ex Officio Members Designated by Act of Congress Wiz Imp Dec 18 #2

They all jaymac Dec 19 #3

Bayard

(28,528 posts)

1. "Unbelievable work," of trump is right

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 09:09 PM

Dec 18

Just unbelievable the amount of chaos, and evil deeds this man has sown.

Wiz Imp

(8,898 posts)

2. Beatty is an Ex Officio Members Designated by Act of Congress

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 09:18 PM

Dec 18

I'm sure the vote was only among the 34 Members Appointed by the President of the United States.

I have no idea what types of things the Board would normally vote on. Regardless, this was effectively an illegal vote (the name can only legally be changed by Congress) so of course they would have no problem excluding the Ex-Officio members even if they are normally allowed to vote.

Also, I'm sure Beatty isn't the only one who objected. Ex-Officio members include:
Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York)
Representative Rick Larsen (D-Washington)
Representative Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio)
Senator Chuck Schumer (D-New York)
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island)
Senator Mark Warner (D-Virgina)
Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland)

jaymac

(230 posts)

3. They all

Reply to Wiz Imp (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 19, 2025, 07:23 AM

Dec 19

Need to speak up about this. cnn, cbs, nbc, abc even fox (if they are allowed ) Speak up!!!

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