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MineralMan

(151,892 posts)
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 12:33 PM 19 hrs ago

Tear Down That Tarp!

Its The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts

That's the name of that building. Donald J. Trump's name never belonged there . Now Tear Down That Tarp!

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Tear Down That Tarp! (Original Post) MineralMan 19 hrs ago OP
😂 underpants 19 hrs ago #1
There was a FB post that said what he did was like putting your name on someone else's tombstone. CrispyQ 19 hrs ago #2
I think of him as that bratty child Bettie 14 hrs ago #36
No court order to do so... lame54 19 hrs ago #3
Here is the filing with the court on trump's name being removed from the Kennedy Center LetMyPeopleVote 19 hrs ago #4
"If my name can't be on it, then nobody's name will be visible" Bluetus 8 hrs ago #41
So much stress has been caused by "him": plus, "What will the total cost be?" young_at_heart 19 hrs ago #5
I just saw a video that said the removal will actually cost more than putting it up. forgotmylogin 18 hrs ago #14
We've already got to pay to fix the East Wing which didn't need replacement. forgotmylogin 18 hrs ago #15
Or the Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Ballroom. BComplex 7 hrs ago #43
I want my country AND my birthday back LSparkle 1 hr ago #44
A tarp is covering the sign on the Edmund Muskie Federal Building Easterncedar 19 hrs ago #6
You know he's removed FDR from the new dimes, right? Easterncedar 19 hrs ago #7
Just for 2026 dweller 18 hrs ago #12
If it doesn't happen then, I bet the next Democratic president takes care of it. calimary 14 hrs ago #35
trump covering up the Kennedy Center wall doesn't mean we don't know what happened in there LetMyPeopleVote 19 hrs ago #8
This is the least of his many problems Blue Owl 19 hrs ago #9
Question of the Century! mdbl 17 hrs ago #21
How confident are we that name is really gone? Girard442 16 hrs ago #30
Someone snuck a photo LetMyPeopleVote 15 hrs ago #31
That does not look like a recent picture. That's when they were putting the abomination ON the building. Liberal In Texas 5 min ago #46
Odds they took Kennedy's name off instead. Blue Full Moon 18 hrs ago #10
My take on it is that he complied with the order wnylib 18 hrs ago #11
He doesn't want it reported on his birthday. I hope someone sneaks in and tears it down and takes a picture or video and ChicagoTeamster 18 hrs ago #13
The signage is gone but the tarp may have to remain a little longer Buns_of_Fire 18 hrs ago #16
Seems to me if he's "descending the stairway", it won't be leading him up to Heaven. calimary 16 hrs ago #25
Think of him "descending the golden escalator." God's gift to mankind. Buns_of_Fire 16 hrs ago #28
In the end . . . AverageOldGuy 18 hrs ago #17
That sounds about right... MineralMan 17 hrs ago #18
Until they do, use it as a projection screen, GoCubsGo 17 hrs ago #19
Very good idea. Now, if someone can get it done. MineralMan 17 hrs ago #20
mr trump, take this tarp down. AllaN01Bear 17 hrs ago #22
That word "Memorial" really does add context, doesn't it? FadedMullet 17 hrs ago #23
Someone snuck this photo LetMyPeopleVote 17 hrs ago #24
Is that what I think it is? calimary 14 hrs ago #34
That's sure seems what it looks like! 😄 electric_blue68 14 hrs ago #37
Again. That is NOT a shot from the last few days. That was when they were putting the crap ON the building! Liberal In Texas 2 min ago #47
Never mind, my bad. I assume someone actually confirmed that it is gone. AnnaLee 16 hrs ago #26
It will take a court order mercuryblues 16 hrs ago #27
Are they keeping people away? Can't someone take a picture? Media? spanone 16 hrs ago #29
My town has a law against snot 15 hrs ago #32
Good question! MineralMan 14 hrs ago #33
Want shitstain stressed and dead dave99 13 hrs ago #38
But then the world could see, and Trump would have a sad. :( Beartracks 12 hrs ago #39
This is brilliant! Akakoji 10 hrs ago #40
He is in love with his own birthday, so he wants that tarp to remain there. I'll bet it comes down on Monday. C Moon 7 hrs ago #42
"If I can't have it, nobody can" dalton99a 14 min ago #45

CrispyQ

(41,162 posts)
2. There was a FB post that said what he did was like putting your name on someone else's tombstone.
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 12:37 PM
19 hrs ago

And I thought, yeah, that's a perfect analogy.

I AM SO SICK OF THIS BABY-MAN!!!!!

Bettie

(19,961 posts)
36. I think of him as that bratty child
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 06:13 PM
14 hrs ago

who has to run around licking everything and declaring it his.

He has that vibe.

LetMyPeopleVote

(183,402 posts)
4. Here is the filing with the court on trump's name being removed from the Kennedy Center
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 12:51 PM
19 hrs ago


And, there we go: “Defendants … have … Removed all physical signage on the Kennedy Center building and grounds, including the front portico, that purports to rename the Kennedy Center after President Trump or any other individual besides President Kennedy.”




No mention of the tarp

Bluetus

(3,222 posts)
41. "If my name can't be on it, then nobody's name will be visible"
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 12:28 AM
8 hrs ago

Will the judge now have to roder the tarp removed? What a bunch of chickenshits these people are.

young_at_heart

(4,075 posts)
5. So much stress has been caused by "him": plus, "What will the total cost be?"
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 01:11 PM
19 hrs ago

Do the American people have to pay for his personal vanity project? This whole fiasco has caused so much stress. One thought comes to my mind...."I want my country back!"

forgotmylogin

(7,968 posts)
14. I just saw a video that said the removal will actually cost more than putting it up.
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 02:07 PM
18 hrs ago

Because they drilled holes in the Italian marble sheathing that surrounds the building and that's got to be fixed.

I was secretly hoping somehow they just hot-glued plastic letters on knowing it was temporary.

forgotmylogin

(7,968 posts)
15. We've already got to pay to fix the East Wing which didn't need replacement.
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 02:10 PM
18 hrs ago

Unless they want to just rename it The Donald J Trump^(And Melania Trump) Memorial Hole.

BComplex

(10,003 posts)
43. Or the Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Ballroom.
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 01:30 AM
7 hrs ago

After all, that was a big reason it was built, so that people would have something else to be creeped out about.

LSparkle

(12,249 posts)
44. I want my country AND my birthday back
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 07:26 AM
1 hr ago

I’m ashamed to tell people my birthday when I go to the doctor nowadays 😢. Thankfully I celebrated yesterday with a momentous win for the Knicks!!!! 🥳🎂

Easterncedar

(6,614 posts)
6. A tarp is covering the sign on the Edmund Muskie Federal Building
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 01:18 PM
19 hrs ago

Here in Augusta, Maine. Of course the mango menace has to remove a Democrat's name.

dweller

(28,840 posts)
12. Just for 2026
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 01:41 PM
18 hrs ago

For the 250 anniversary Liberty profile .
FDR will return in 2027
hopefully , because you never know what the Pisswig will do

😑




✌🏻

calimary

(91,239 posts)
35. If it doesn't happen then, I bet the next Democratic president takes care of it.
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 05:49 PM
14 hrs ago

From what I've observed through the years, Democrats usually at least try to do the right thing.

LetMyPeopleVote

(183,402 posts)
8. trump covering up the Kennedy Center wall doesn't mean we don't know what happened in there
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 01:22 PM
19 hrs ago

The same goes for the Epstein files.

Blue Owl

(59,864 posts)
9. This is the least of his many problems
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 01:24 PM
19 hrs ago

When is he going to jail for his many crimes??????

Liberal In Texas

(16,501 posts)
46. That does not look like a recent picture. That's when they were putting the abomination ON the building.
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 08:25 AM
5 min ago

Those green things are the cherry pickers. The tarp is blue, not white and striped.

wnylib

(26,716 posts)
11. My take on it is that he complied with the order
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 01:39 PM
18 hrs ago

Last edited Sat Jun 13, 2026, 03:41 PM - Edit history (1)

to remove his name, but deliberately left JFK's name covered so nobody can see that name. Since the court order did NOT anticipate and specify that he must leave the Kennedy name visible, he is playing a childish game. "If You can't see MY name there, you won't see HIS name there, either.

Storms and strong winds might take down the tarp, or tear it in pieces. But perhaps we need another court order for him to remove the tarp.

What a disgusting POS he is.

ChicagoTeamster

(1,396 posts)
13. He doesn't want it reported on his birthday. I hope someone sneaks in and tears it down and takes a picture or video and
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 01:45 PM
18 hrs ago

sends it to every major news outlet

Buns_of_Fire

(19,246 posts)
16. The signage is gone but the tarp may have to remain a little longer
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 02:15 PM
18 hrs ago

while Jon McNaughton completes his new mural on that great, marble canvas - his masterpiece, greater than Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel - of Rump descending the stairway to heaven. You don't want to spoil the grand unveiling, do you?

(Remember, the court order addresses signage, not great works of art.)

Note: If my sick mind can envision this, it's entirely possible that their sicker minds have already thought of it and are arranging it.

calimary

(91,239 posts)
25. Seems to me if he's "descending the stairway", it won't be leading him up to Heaven.
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 03:43 PM
16 hrs ago

“Descending”, as I learned in Catholic school, is what you do when you’re NOT going to Heaven.

Buns_of_Fire

(19,246 posts)
28. Think of him "descending the golden escalator." God's gift to mankind.
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 04:09 PM
16 hrs ago

In the same way that genital warts could also be considered a gift from God to mankind, I suppose. It's probably best not to explore the depths too deep. In that way leads madness.

AverageOldGuy

(4,300 posts)
17. In the end . . .
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 02:28 PM
18 hrs ago

. . . it all come down to a bunch of guys in yellow safety vests who do actual labor for a living having to stay up all night because one privileged loser moron was elected by a few million other morons.

I wish there were some way to recognize the workers from last night.

GoCubsGo

(35,053 posts)
19. Until they do, use it as a projection screen,
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 02:36 PM
17 hrs ago

as was suggested in another discussion. Project Epstein-related photos, photos of gas pumps with prices, shots of his cankles...

MineralMan

(151,892 posts)
20. Very good idea. Now, if someone can get it done.
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 02:38 PM
17 hrs ago

Getting access to power could be an issue. I think they'd shut down any generators that got fired up.

Liberal In Texas

(16,501 posts)
47. Again. That is NOT a shot from the last few days. That was when they were putting the crap ON the building!
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 08:29 AM
2 min ago

Green cherry pickers. Blue tarps.

AnnaLee

(1,413 posts)
26. Never mind, my bad. I assume someone actually confirmed that it is gone.
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 04:04 PM
16 hrs ago

They may have had a duplicate to show and used the tarp to hide the non-removed original. I'm sure someone got to actually look behind the tarp. If it was removed, did they leave the removed letters on the floor of the platform or actually remove it and take it away?

snot

(11,888 posts)
32. My town has a law against
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 05:16 PM
15 hrs ago

naming any public facility, street, etc. for anyone who's still alive.

Why don't we at least have a law against federal officials naming things for themselves while they're still in office?

C Moon

(13,799 posts)
42. He is in love with his own birthday, so he wants that tarp to remain there. I'll bet it comes down on Monday.
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 01:12 AM
7 hrs ago
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