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House GOP moves to rename Kennedy Center Opera House after Melania Trump
WASHINGTON, D.C., JUL 22 – The renaming sparked boycotts, resignations, and a 50% drop in single-ticket sales, with the amendment securing federal funding by a 33-25 House vote.
- The House Appropriations Committee voted 33 to 25 to rename the Kennedy Center Opera House as the First Lady Melania Trump Opera House, as part of the fiscal year 2026 appropriations bill.
- Rep. Mike Simpson supported the amendment, stating it recognizes Melania Trump’s commitment to the arts.
- The proposed renaming has faced backlash from Democrats and artists, with concerns about its political motivations, according to Rep. Chellie Pingree .
- The amendment would require approval from both chambers of Congress for the name change to take effect, as highlighted in the appropriations context.
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GOP Votes To Name Kennedy Center Opera House After Melania Trump
Source: The Washington Post / Getty In a move that would make even the most seasoned political watchers say “IKYFL,” House Republicans just took the Trump Administration’s war on culture to the stage—literally. On Tuesday, House Republicans advanced a proposal to rename the Kennedy Center’s Opera House, one of the center’s major theaters, to the “First Lady Melania Trump Opera House.” An amendment changing the name of the 2,364-seat theater, th…
Get Ready for a Name Change: Big Kennedy Center Change Will Honor Melania if GOP Rep Gets His Way
The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., could be getting a name change to its opera house, but not everyone is thrilled with that news. The Washington Post reported Tuesday, Republicans […] The post Get Ready for a Name Change: Big Kennedy Center Change Will Honor Melania if GOP Rep Gets His Way appeared first on The Western Journal.
US House spending panel votes to rename Kennedy Center Opera House for Melania Trump • Oklahoma Voice
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. (Photo courtesy of the Kennedy Center)Republicans on the U.S. House Appropriations Committee voted Tuesday to rename the Opera House at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., for first lady Melania Trump. The panel adopted, 33-25, a package of amendments to the bill funding the Interior Department, Environmental Protection Agency and related agencies for fiscal 2026 that inc…
Congressional Republicans have added a provision to the federal government funding bill to name the opera house at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., after US First Lady Melania Trump, according to American media reports.
Republicans propose renaming Kennedy Center Opera House after Melania Trump
Republican lawmakers are pushing to rename the opera house at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C., after First Lady Melania Trump. The proposal, introduced by a GOP member of the House Appropriations Committee, is attached to a spending bill for the Department of the Interior and other agencies, as first reported by The New York Times. The legislation still requires approval from the full U.S. House of Represen…
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