US EditionDemocratic lawmaker brings lawsuit challenging move to add Trump’s name to Kennedy Center
Rep. Joyce Beatty contends the Kennedy Center board lacked authority to rename the venue after Trump, citing statutory protections and breach of trustee duties in a federal lawsuit.
- A Democratic lawmaker sued to challenge the decision to add Trump's name to the Kennedy Center, saying the board improperly muted her during the renaming vote.
- Congress had designated the Kennedy Center as a national memorial to President John F. Kennedy, and legal experts assert the board lacks authority to rename it.
- The renaming drew criticism from Kennedy family members, who said it breaks with conventions for presidential memorials and undermines the Center's intended purpose as a living memorial to JFK.
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The artists in revolt for the handstroke of the White House that pushed the board to rename (with so much new plaque on the building) the center entitled...
CBS adds Trump's name to Kennedy Center Honors in broadcast voiceover amid rebranding controversy
Trump became the first sitting president to preside over the annual ceremony, which has become embroiled in controversy over his push to add his name to the institution's title.Mary Kouw/CBS via Getty Donald Trump at the Kennedy Center Honors on Dec. 23While the Kennedy Center Honors held its annual ceremony before the prestigious institution's board voted to add President Donald Trump's name to its title, CBS still found a way to honor the cont…
Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert cancelled after Trump name added to building
A planned Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center, a holiday tradition dating back more than 20 years, has been cancelled. The show’s host, musician Chuck Redd, says that he called off the performance in the wake of the White House announcing last week that U.S. President Donald Trump’s name would be added to the facility.
In the US, Representative Joyce Beatty, a Trump-Kennedy Center board member, is taking legal action to remove President Donald Trump's name, which had recently been added to the arts center. The Democrat argues that the removal was illegal because the board of trustees approved the name change, while only Congress can do so.
‘Trump-Kennedy Center’: Lawsuit Claims Board Muted Ohio Congresswoman As Trump’s Name Went Up
A federal lawsuit filed Monday accuses President Donald Trump and his appointed trustees of illegally rebranding the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, alleging they bypassed Congress to install the President’s name on the national memorial. The complaint, brought by U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH), describes a chaotic sequence of events last week, […] ‘Trump-Kennedy Center’: Lawsuit Claims Board Muted Ohio Congresswoman As Trump’s Na…
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