Kennedy Center to be renamed for Trump

[Buttoneer]

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5423549-trump-center-kennedy-center/

A House Republican’s bill would strip former President Kennedy’s name from the Washington institution created in the 35th commander in chief’s honor and instead have it known as the “Trump Center for the Performing Arts.”

The bill, recently introduced by Rep. Bob Onder (R-Mo.), aims to “designate the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as the ‘Donald J. Trump Center for the Performing Arts.'”

[AllaN01Bear]

1. ""

:

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

2. Are they going to install a stripper pole?

And maybe a jello wrestling pit.

That's more the style of Trump's art.

[oberle]

3. Fuck

[bdamomma]

12. You

took the word right out of my mouth. Fuck this felon. What sick ass he is.

[JoseBalow]

35. Asshole

taints everything he is associated with. I look forward to celebrating his demise.

[msongs]

4. if u subscribe yu can get sex workers nt

[vanlassie]

5. Not For Long It Won't Be.

God these people are petty.

[bigtree]

6. named for the assasinated president

...renamed for a convicted felon rapist.

Make it make sense.

[bdamomma]

13. Add

pedophile.

[Cha]

21. Yes, and Traitor to the USA.

[ornotna]

7. Another profile in courage

Onder is an absolute ass kisser. Fuck him.

[Blue Full Moon]

8. When they named it after Kennedy they put

Stipulations in the bill that it could not be renamed.

[LearnedHand]

26. Good, if true

Is there a source for this? Definitely not contradicting you! I just want to read more.

[Tanuki]

40. Source:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna221505

..."Three former board members for the Kennedy Center told NBC News that the law creating the center prohibited any of the facilities from being renamed, other than the Eisenhower Theater, after the president whose administration first authorized its construction in 1958. The project stalled and was revived under President John F. Kennedy, whose family led an effort to get the center built and named in his honor following his assassination. Two months later, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the legislation making it a living memorial to Kennedy.

According to U.S. code, “After December 2, 1983, no additional memorials or plaques in the nature of memorials shall be designated or installed in the public areas of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.”

Republicans would have to pass legislation to change that. “Legally, they can’t just slap her name on it without congressional action,” said a spokesperson for Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine, the lead Democrat on the Appropriations subcommittee on the interior.

“If Republicans can’t pass their budget — which they usually can’t — the Melania Trump renaming provision dies,” the spokesperson continued. “The only real wildcard is whether Trump or his allies ignore the law entirely and try to do it unilaterally. But that would have no legal basis — and would almost certainly trigger a court fight.”...(more)

[LearnedHand]

41. Thank you!

And now that I see the provisions, I very much fear Congress will roll over. As usual.

[Sogo]

9. In that case, it will soon go bankrupt.

nt.

[Marie Marie]

10. Can the next Democratic President restore its dignity by renaming it after JFK?

And while we are at it - how about ripping up the concrete and restoring Jackie's Rose Garden. We have to fight his cheapening of all that once was a source of pride for America.

[bdamomma]

46. Anything

that is "American" he hates. As Orrex says "Is He Dead Yet?".

[moondust]

11. Linda McMahon's new WWE pit?

[C_U_L8R]

14. The Trump Institute For Bad Actors.

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And Performative Mendacity.

[purr-rat beauty]

15. RFK jr.

Not giving a shit his family legacy is being paved over.

This is a huge test in loyalty and tolerance

[surfered]

16. I'm really tired of hearing the word Trump

[young_at_heart]

17. His name is everywhere!

It's absolutely sickening. I'm 85 years old and in all these years, never have I felt so depressed about this country and it's because of him. I used to think things never could be as bad as Nixon....little did I realize what was to come. Truly disgusting!!!

[B.See]

18. All the more reason to

strip HIS name from everything at first opportunity.

[Initech]

19. Fuck these fucking assholes. And fuck Trump.

[sakabatou]

20. Once Dump is out of office, turn it back to the original name

[Initech]

24. And arrest the assholes who kept enabling his terrible behavior!

[bdamomma]

47. Remember

We the People have the power to do that. It's going to be a "generational undertaking" for everything he and his cabal has ruined.

[Duncan Grant]

22. LMAO

These sh*t for brains sycophants are hilarious. We should discuss how absolutely corrupt MO politics are — for god’s sake, they “elect” guys like this.

[Initech]

25. Oklahoma too.

How the ever-loving hell do backwards ass MAGA Taliban fucks like Markwayne Mullin and Ryan Walters keep getting elected?

[LudwigPastorius]

23. We all knew this was coming.

[bdamomma]

48. We were

warned too numerous times.

[wcmagumba]

27. Hell, lets just rename every building, street and airport for the great man...

[Ocelot II]

31. They tried to do that for Reagan, but at least they waited until he was dead.

But maybe that's not such a bad trade-off....

[bdamomma]

49. What's

next a statue? like Sadaam Hussein, and that was toppled by the people.

[Grim Chieftain]

28. I was about to throw my laptop out the window, but reason prevailed - I hope

This fetid cancer on our democracy will not hold this office for life. Sooner (please God) or later a Democratic president will take power and undo the harm he has done. We need to strap in, buckle down and fight like hell until that time comes.

[In It to Win It]

29. They're doing it because they know it'll annoy us. This is pure trolling and nothing else 😑

[Initech]

37. It's also so whoever proposed this bullshit can get air time on the Fox Squawk Box.

Being on Fox News is like being in confessional for MAGAs.

[Ocelot II]

30. It's just a bill in the House, introduced as performative buttlicking.

It's not likely to happen. But of course Trump has been a great promoter of music and the performing arts - we can expect a revival of Hee Haw, some spectacular pole dancing (maybe Melanoma could display her "kidneys" for an appreciative audience), acclaimed stars like Kanye West and Kid Rock, lots of hoedowns and air guitar competitions. We don't need no stinkin' Yo Yo Ma or Renee Fleming.

Does nude female mud wrestling count as a performing art?

[DBoon]

32. so what are they going to show at the renamed center?

"Triumph of the Will"? Birth of a Nation" Ted Nugent concerts?

[hamsterjill]

33. Look, this pisses me off to no end, but...

I'm going to resign myself to one thing, and that is - this asshole may be able to rename half of America because the dim witted Republicans want to lick his freaking boots. But if he gets away with it, it will be a name only. This asshole could NEVER, and I do mean NEVER, hold a candle to John F. Kennedy.

Kennedy had class. Trump is, always has been, and will always be TRASH. Trump can proclaim himself God Almighty and concrete over every piece of green in the White House, but he will still just be a piece of trash with no understanding of couth, honor or dignity.

In essence, he will NEVER measure up.

[ecstatic]

34. Everything they do needs to be reversed

Every single thing.

[Buddyzbuddy]

36. On the bright side, the sane among us are going to really enjoy erasing the Felon's existence when this nightmare ends.

EVERY F.CKING THING! That name which I never use anymore will be synonymous with Manson, Jim Jones and David Koresh. The end is nigh.

[ananda]

38. This is a real shame, for sure. However,

I also think that the Kennedy's would not have that much
trouble garnering enough money and support to
make another one.

[valleyrogue]

39. Next thing you know, they will rename Washington, D.C., as Trumpograd.

More accurately, it could be called Trumpograb.

[mountain grammy]

42. I hate these fuckers.

[The Wizard]

43. That name on it

means failure and theft. The first show might be Guardians Of Pedophilia.

[Sparkly]

44. Oh HELL no!!

I hope the Kennedy family (except the one with the brain worm) and all who have endowed the Center fight back on this.

Meanwhile, BOYCOTT.

[Pisces]

45. That's insane. This fool doesn't know or appreciate the arts!!! We are all living in the upside down now!!

[Norbert]

50. Future home for the ressurected Miss Teen USA pageants

Complete with peep holes in every dressing room.

[sop]

51. There won't be any gold left in in Fort Knox after Trump is finished redecorating the place.

[Walleye]

52. But we have to retain the names of the traitors, confederate generals on our army bases because of "tradition"?

[Srkdqltr]

53. Im surprised he hasn't changed the calender like napoleon did in France.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

54. Renaming the Kennedy Center for Donald and Melania Trump would violate the law that created it

The Kennedy Center can’t include new memorials or plaques — for donors or presidents — under U.S. law. Republicans would need to change that to rename it for the Trumps.

Renaming the Kennedy Center for Donald and Melania Trump would violate the law that created it

www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

— Amanda Terkel (@aterkel.bsky.social) 2025-07-29T13:21:42.628Z

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/renaming-kennedy-center-donald-melania-trump-violate-law-created-rcna221505

Three former board members for the Kennedy Center told NBC News that the law creating the center prohibited any of the facilities from being renamed, other than the Eisenhower Theater, after the president whose administration first authorized its construction in 1958. The project stalled and was revived under President John F. Kennedy, whose family led an effort to get the center built and named in his honor following his assassination. Two months later, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the legislation making it a living memorial to Kennedy.

According to U.S. code, “After December 2, 1983, no additional memorials or plaques in the nature of memorials shall be designated or installed in the public areas of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.”

Republicans would have to pass legislation to change that. “Legally, they can’t just slap her name on it without congressional action,” said a spokesperson for Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine, the lead Democrat on the Appropriations subcommittee on the interior.

“If Republicans can’t pass their budget — which they usually can’t — the Melania Trump renaming provision dies,” the spokesperson continued. “The only real wildcard is whether Trump or his allies ignore the law entirely and try to do it unilaterally. But that would have no legal basis — and would almost certainly trigger a court fight.”.....

President Kennedy’s grandson Jack Schlossberg posted strong criticism of the opera house’s renaming proposal last week. Schlossberg, Caroline Kennedy’s son, wrote, “JFK believed the arts made our country great and could be our most effective weapon in the fight for civil rights and against authoritarian governments around the world,” adding, “The Trump administration stands for freedom of oppression, not expression.”

[LetMyPeopleVote]

55. Maddow Blog-Make Entertainment Great Again Act: Republican wants to rename Kennedy Center for Trump

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One historian recently described the Republican effort to name a bunch of stuff after the incumbent president as “pretty crazy.”

The latest list pro-Trump GOP bills:
- naming the Kennedy Center after him
- naming DC metro trains after him
- putting him on 0 & 0 bills
- naming Dulles Airport after him
- making his birthday a holiday
- adding him to Mt Rushmore
As one historian put it, this is getting “pretty crazy.”

— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2025-07-29T16:47:18.281Z

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/make-entertainment-great-act-republican-wants-rename-kennedy-center-tr-rcna221747

Last week, Republican Rep. Mike Simpson of Idaho tucked a provision into a spending bill that would name the Kennedy Center’s opera house after first lady Melania Trump. NBC News reported on a related idea about her husband.

The next day, Rep. Bob Onder, R-Mo., introduced the ‘Make Entertainment Great Again Act’ to rename the whole center the ‘Donald J. Trump Center for Performing Arts.’ The House has not yet taken any action on it.

...But what I continue to care about is the broader partisan pattern: GOP officials have invested a truly bizarre amount of time and energy into pushing sycophantic legislation designed to flatter the incumbent president. The list includes:

a bill to create a $250 bill that would feature Trump’s face;

a similar bill that would put Trump’s face on $100 bills;

a bill to make Trump’s birthday a federal holiday;

a bill to carve Trump’s face into Mount Rushmore;

a bill to rename Washington Dulles International Airport after Trump;

a bill to name the Washington, D.C., subway system after Trump and his MAGA slogan;

and now a bill name the Kennedy Center after Trump.

What’s more, this list doesn’t include related efforts from the president’s sycophantic allies, including measures to nominate Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize and to allow Trump to seek a third term.....

As The New York Times recently summarized, “A competition of sorts has broken out for whom the Republican base will see as the most pro-Trump member.” From the article:

The rush of flattering legislation, some of which even the lawmakers concede is unlikely to pass, stands apart from merely carrying out Mr. Trump’s agenda. ... ‘It shows the power that Donald Trump has within the Republican Party these days, and that Republican members want to stay on his good side,’ said Sean M. Theriault, government professor at the University of Texas at Austin. ‘A lot of these people are in really safe districts, but they’re also thinking about what their next step is. And so if they have designs on being in the Senate or running for governor or even a position in the administration, then there’s no better way to get on his good side than to do these over-the-top moves toward him.’

.....I’m reminded anew of something Filipe Campante, a professor at Johns Hopkins University, said about these efforts: “The reason why this is bad is the very fact that it’s transparently ridiculous: It shows how this is becoming a Kim Jong-Un-style cult of personality, where the sycophants try to outdo one another in their groveling to get the attention of Dear Leader.”

[Totally Tunsie]

56. Why post speculation as if it were fact?

That may be proposed, but "to be renamed" is nowhere near truth as yet.

Disservice.

[Ping Tung]

57. Higher ticket prices and much lower "art". Will Don perform his dance routine in a tu-tu?

Will Melania sing in a bikini?