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Hey Joe

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10. This is the action of a corrupt incompetent

Reply to wcmagumba (Original post)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 05:54 PM

Dec 18

To surf and virtue signal on the accomplishments of superior people who actually make a positive contribution to our society.
He knows that he’s got nothing, so he’ll ride the waves of his historical betters for that tiny bit of attention or fame.

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Trump has never done anything to support the arts yet he wants The Kennedy Center for the Arts... [View all] wcmagumba Dec 18 OP

It's his "Kilroy was here" shtick. no_hypocrisy Dec 18 #1

He knows he'll never earn something like this, so he has to leverage it somehow...nt Wounded Bear Dec 18 #2

Artists will find another place to perform, and people will go there. tavernier Dec 18 #3

It's not about the arts, it's about his vehement jealousy of the Kennedys. SheltieLover Dec 18 #4

JFK said the arts are the soul of America. Irish_Dem Dec 18 #5

Well, if you want to nitpick.... senseandsensibility Dec 18 #6

It isn't about supporting the arts. It is about a Maoist style cultural revolution... Thomas Hurt Dec 18 #7

It takes an Act of Congress to change the name of the Kennedy Center LetMyPeopleVote Dec 18 #8

I wonder if he asked RFK Jr. gulliver Dec 18 #9

This is the action of a corrupt incompetent Hey Joe Dec 18 #10

Kim Jong Un mentality Kid Berwyn Dec 18 #11