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Trump’s Hand-Picked Board Adds Trump’s Name to John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

HeadlineDec 19, 2025

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.

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