December 19, 2025 · Political Spectacle & Unusual Conduct

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Kennedy Center Board Votes to Add Trump's Name to the National Arts Institution

On December 18, 2025, the board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts voted to rename the institution "The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts." The vote...

February 12, 2025 · Political Spectacle & Unusual Conduct

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Trump Takes Over the Kennedy Center Board and Ousts Its President

On February 12, 2025, the Kennedy Center's board of trustees, recently reshaped by President Trump's appointees after he dismissed half its members, elected Trump as board chairman and fired longtime president Deborah...