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Kennedy Center changed board rules months before vote to add Trump’s name: Report
The Kennedy Center revised its bylaws to exclude Congress-appointed trustees from voting, enabling presidential appointees to rename the center and consolidate control, critics say.
- On December 18, the Board of Trustees voted to rename the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center, and signage was quickly altered.
- In May, the Kennedy Center revised bylaws to change voting rules, making votes from ex officio members ineligible to count toward quorum and limiting voting to presidentially appointed trustees.
- Reporting found sources divided over whether ex officio trustees historically voted, with Roma Daravi, Kennedy Center vice president of public relations, saying changes reflected a `longstanding precedent` for 34 presidentially appointed board members and 23 ex officio members.
- Rep. Joyce Beatty has sued to void the December 18 vote, while artists and organizations canceled and the American College Theatre Festival suspended ties after the renaming.
- President Donald Trump consolidated control of the board earlier this year by replacing trustees, prompting critics including Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island Democrat, to say the bylaws were altered to silence dissent and state trustees `serve at the pleasure of the President`.
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·Munich, Germany
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The controversy over the name change of Washington's famous showroom does not end. According to information released on Wednesday, December 31 by the Washington Post, the Kennedy Center's rules of procedure were changed several months ago to allow the addition of Donald Trump's name.According to the Washington Post, the Kennedy Center's statutes were revised last May, limiting the right to vote to the directors appointed by Donald Trump.Of the 5…
·Paris, France
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The Independent (US)Kennedy Center changed rules so that Trump’s name could be added, report says
Current and former members said that the rule change has been a source of debate and confusion.
·London, United Kingdom
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