US EditionKennedy Center gets new signage bearing Trump’s name
The Kennedy Center board, dominated by Trump appointees, voted to rename the center despite federal law requiring congressional approval, sparking legal disputes and Democratic opposition.
- On Dec. 19, 2025, workers adjusted the Kennedy Center's exterior name in Washington, D.C., to include President Donald J. Trump, despite pushback from lawmakers and Kennedy family members.
- The board of trustees, handpicked by President Donald J. Trump, voted Thursday to add his name after he installed a new board and made himself chairman earlier this year.
- Blue tarps and scaffolding hid crews as The Kennedy Center website and logo were updated to reflect the Trump-Kennedy branding and new exterior lettering.
- Legal experts note the original statutes explicitly prohibit renaming and experts say the Center's 1964 federal law memorial designation requires Congress and possibly 60 votes in the Senate to change the name.
- Members of the Kennedy family and Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, disputed the vote, with Beatty saying she was muted and quoting, `Clearly, the Congress has a say in this`.
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Trump, 79, Makes Dumb Mistake With Kennedy Center Renaming
President Donald Trump’s decision to ignore the law and attach his name to Washington, D.C.’s Kennedy Center is drawing criticism on several fronts. The addition to the exterior of the memorial to John F. Kennedy is not only grammatically clunky and non-matching, but it also suggests that Trump, 79, is dead, as several X users pointed out. As of Friday, the building now reads, “The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the …
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‘Going to grab a pickax’: Kennedy family furious after Trump adds name to memorial
The new lettering on Washington DC’s “living memorial” to JFK marks the latest effort by the administration and its allies to remake the capital in Trump’s image.
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East Bay TimesLetters: Renaming Kennedy Center is merely a marketing stunt
Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Kennedy Center change is a marketing stunt Re: “Trump’s handpicked board votes to rename Washington performing arts center the Trump-Kennedy Center” (Dec. 18). The board of trustees of the Kennedy Center, stacked with Trump appointees, recently voted to rename the institution the “Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.” The …
Trump’s Hand-Picked Board Adds Trump’s Name to John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
The board of trustees at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts voted Thursday to rename the facility. Its new name will be The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts. The board members were hand-picked by President Trump in February, after he named himself chair. Democratic lawmakers called the move illegal, saying in a statement that any name change would require an act of Congress.
Artists Are Threatening to Cancel Over Trump's Kennedy Center Renaming
New signage reading "The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts" is unveiled on the exterior of the Kennedy Center on Dec. 19, 2025, in Washington. Jacquelyn Martin/APAt least one musician is planning to cancel their upcoming performance at the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts after the center’s board added President Donald Trump’s name to its own.A spokesperson for musician Kristy …
'Desecration!' Internet rips 'thug' Trump for slapping his name on beloved monument
President Donald Trump caused an uproar online Friday as he slapped his name on the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, flouting a federal law prohibiting changes to the building's name. Washington, D.C. resident Andrew Howard had sharp words after watching the building change names in front of his ...
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