"(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) An annual Christmas Eve jazz concert held at the Kennedy Center was canceled on Wednesday after its host learned of the recent addition of President Donald Trump's name to the building. Chuck Redd, the musician who has hosted the Jazz Jams show since 2006, said he made the decision to call off the concert last Friday after the addition of Trump's name was announced. When I saw the name change on the Kennedy Center website and then hours later on the building, I chose to cancel our concert, Redd told The Associated Press in an email Wednesday."
"Only Congress has the authority to rename the Kennedy Center, said Beatty in a press release. President Trump and his cronies must not be allowed to trample federal law and bypass Congress to feed his ego. This entire process has been a complete disgrace to this cherished institution and the people it serves. These unlawful actions must be blocked before any further damage is done."
An annual Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center was canceled after host Chuck Redd saw President Donald Trump's name added to the building. Redd, who has hosted Jazz Jams since 2006, said he canceled the concert after noticing the name change on the Kennedy Center website and on the building. The Kennedy Center board voted to rename the building last Thursday, and Trump appointed himself chair of the board after taking office, adding several allies. The name change prompted immediate outrage from members of the Kennedy family and critics, and Representative Joyce Beatty sued, arguing only Congress can rename the Center.
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