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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Katie Hawkinson

Republicans propose bill to rename the Kennedy Center to the Donald J. Trump Center for the Performing Arts

  • Republican Representative Bob Onder has proposed a bill to rename the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., after President Donald Trump.
  • The proposed legislation, titled the “Make Entertainment Great Again Act,” cites President Trump as a significant cultural icon and patron of the arts.
  • This bill follows a separate amendment, introduced by Republican Representative Mike Simpson, to rename the Kennedy Center’s Opera House after First Lady Melania Trump, which passed the House Appropriations Committee 33-25.
  • President Trump recently replaced members of the Kennedy Center’s board and became its chairman, stating his intention to ensure the institution was “not going to be woke.”
  • John F. Kennedy’s grandson, Jack Schlossberg, has criticized these renaming efforts, suggesting President Trump is “obsessed with being bigger than JFK.”

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