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Kennedy Center gets new signage bearing Trump’s name
Democrats argue the Trump-appointed board acted without legal authority to rename the Kennedy Center, which federal law protects as a memorial to President Kennedy.
- On Friday, new exterior signage adding President Donald Trump's name is being installed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C., after the Board of Trustees voted the day before to rename the building.
- Federal law established the Center as a memorial to President Kennedy and prohibits changing its name without Congressional action, ex‑officio members said their statement called the Board of Trustees' attempt unlawful.
- Ex‑officio members and top Democrats, including Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries , signed a public objection; a sitting Member of Congress was muted, and participants were silenced.
- It remains unclear whether Congress or the Board of Trustees can block the rename, as the legality of the trustees' renaming move remains in question.
- Critics say the move rewards political allies and affixes a presidential name without clear authority, while ex‑officio members of the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees vowed to hold the Administration accountable.
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Donald Trump’s Name Added to Exterior of D.C.’s Kennedy Center and Website, After Experts Say Renaming Move Is Illegal
Donald Trump's name was added above the name of John F. Kennedy on D.C.'s Kennedy Center exterior and website. Legal experts said the renaming is illegal
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Kennedy Center already at work on 'illegal' sign change after vote to add Trump’s name
President Donald Trump's hand-picked board of appointees at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts voted this week to add the president's name to the building. And it appears they're already at work doing so.CNN and Reuters confirmed on Friday that work is already being done on the signage on the outside of the building less than 24 hours after the board voted to change the name. A large blue tarp was strung up between the large pill…
·Washington, United States
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