US EditionKennedy Center to Be Renamed 'Trump-Kennedy Center' after Board Vote, White House Says
The Trump-appointed board unanimously approved renaming the Kennedy Center to honor Trump’s role in its reconstruction and financial recovery, despite legal and family opposition.
- On December 18, 2025, the Kennedy Center Board voted to rename it the Trump-Kennedy Center, Leavitt wrote, `Congratulations to President Donald J. Trump...` .
- The president’s earlier moves to change programming and personnel set the stage as Donald Trump, President, removed Kennedy Center leadership, installed a Trump‑handpicked Board of Trustees, and replaced the president with Richard Grenell, interim president.
- The vote occurred during a board meeting that Trump joined by phone, while Rep. Joyce Beatty said she tried to object but was muted, and several artists and consultants, including Issa Rae and Louise Penny, withdrew as `Hamilton` canceled performances.
- Legal experts note the Center was named by Congress and cannot be renamed without action; Rep. Joyce Beatty said, `the Congress has a say in this` and disputed the vote’s unanimity, raising legal questions.
- Earlier this year, the Kennedy Center informed some Pride organizers they could no longer host events, reflecting programming shifts amid broader institutional changes.
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'Who's Going to Tell Her?': Karoline Leavitt Mocked for Congratulating Dead President on Teaming Up with Trump
The internet is having a field day over Karoline Leavitt’s unintentionally hilarious statement about the renaming of the Kennedy Center. On Dec. 19, workers added President Donald Trump’s name to the façade of the legendary performing arts complex in Washington, one day after the board voted to change the name to the “Trump-Kennedy Center.” US White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt does a TV interview outside the White House in Washington…
WASHINGTON. – In a dramatic change that installed a strong controversy in the United States, the facade of an emblematic Washington cultural center, the Kennedy Center, was modified on Friday to add the name of President Donald Trump, a day after the board of directors of the institution appointed personally by the president voted to carry out the modification.The U.S. Congress had named the center – which is considered one of the main cultural …
Photos show the history of the Kennedy Center, which now features Trump's name on the facade
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 19: Workers adjust the name of the "John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts" on December 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Kennedy Center Board of Trustees voted in what they say was a unanimous decision to rename the facility "The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts".Heather Diehl/Getty ImagesThe Trump-appointed board of the Kennedy Center voted to rename it the…
JFK's Grandnephew Offers Blunt Reality Check After Kennedy Center Board Votes To Add Trump's Name
Former Massachusetts Democratic Representative Joseph Kennedy III made a very important point when he explained why the name of the Kennedy Center can't just be changed on a whim after White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that the Kennedy Center Board had voted to rename the performing arts center the "Trump-Kennedy Center."Congress officially named the center after former President John F. Kennedy in 1964, following his assass…
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