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Kennedy Suggests ‘Rule’ that No Politician Should Have a Building Named After Them While Alive

  • Senator John Kennedy, Republican of Louisiana, proposed banning buildings from being named after living politicians.
  • Kennedy criticized President Donald Trump’s efforts to name the Kennedy Center and other prominent sites after himself.
  • Kennedy said public officials should not use taxpayer money for personal promotion.
  • Courts ruled that only Congress can rename the Kennedy Center.
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Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., said on Sunday that living public official should not have buildings named after them and proposed a rule to prohibit such renaming

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Senator Kennedy proposed to introduce a rule prohibiting the naming of buildings in honour of active politicians in their lives, against the backdrop of United States President Donald Trump's attempts to rename the Kennedy Center in his honor. John Kennedy stated that public servants, including Trump, should not use the budget for self-reclamation. "The White House thinks otherwise, but you can't spend public money to promote yourself," he said …

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Washington Examiner broke the news in Washington, United States on Sunday, September 27, 2026.
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