US EditionRenaming the Kennedy Center for Donald and Melania Trump would violate the law
WASHINGTON, D.C., JUL 29 – Republican lawmakers seek to honor Donald Trump by renaming the Kennedy Center amid ongoing partisan efforts to celebrate the former president through symbolic legislation.
- On July 23, 2025, Republican Rep. Bob Onder of Missouri introduced the Make Entertainment Great Again Act to rename the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts the Donald J. Trump Center for the Performing Arts.
- Since February, GOP officials have pursued legislation to rename the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after President Donald J. Trump, despite legal prohibitions.
- According to U.S. code, three former board members said the law prohibits renaming Kennedy Center facilities other than the Eisenhower Theater after December 2, 1983.
- The attempt without congressional action would lack legal basis and likely trigger court fights, as the Make Entertainment Great Again Act struggles to gather enough votes.
- As part of the One Big Beautiful Bill, Republicans tied $257 million to Kennedy Center improvements unless its opera house is renamed after Melania Trump, which Rutgers historian David Greenberg called “pretty crazy.
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Maria Shriver Rips GOP Bill To Rename Kennedy Center After Trump: 'It Makes My Blood Boil'
Another member of the Kennedy family is speaking out against what she calls a “petty” and “small-minded” attempt to rename the Kennedy Center after former President Donald Trump.Maria Shriver, niece of the late President John F. Kennedy, took to X last Monday to condemn a new bill introduced by Representative Bob Onder (R-Mo) that would change the name of Washington D.C.’s iconic performing arts venue.The legislation, introduced last Wednesday, …
Maria Shriver Kennedy's blue blood is boiling over Trump renaming the Kennedy Center · American Wire News
Maria Shriver is voicing her displeasure with a bill that could potentially rename the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. As former President Kennedy’s niece, Shriver is personally attached to the name. But if Rep. Bob Onder (R-MO) has his way, the building would be rebranded as the ‘Donald J. Trump Center for the Performing Arts.’ Look: This is insane. It makes my blood boil. It’s so ridiculous, so petty, so small minded. Truly, w…
Maria Shriver SLAMS GOP push to rename Kennedy Center after Trump
Maria Shriver, a women’s health advocate and former President Kennedy’s niece, is blasting a GOP Congress member’s bill that aims to rename the Kennedy Center after President Trump, calling the move “petty” and “small-minded.” MSNBC contributor Molly Jong Fast reacts.
The Art Of Melania - Above the Law
Ed. note: Please welcome Vivia Chen back to the pages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, “The Ex-Careerist,” here. Hooters at the Kennedy Center? If Republicans get their way, the Opera House of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will soon be renamed after Melania Trump. Because who better embodies the artistic spirit of America today than a one-time model known for her sultry poses? (The 2000 British GQ issue in which she romp…
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