"Shortly after his second inauguration, Trump appointed himself to the board for the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, and added several of his allies to the board as well, who then named him chair. It was a divisive move, with the president's MAGA supporters cheering his takeover, his critics left disgusted, and ticket sales in a free fall."
"The announcement last week that Trump's name would be added to the Kennedy sparked swift outrage from members of the Kennedy family and other critics of the president, outrage that spiked after Trump's name was added to the building's wall a mere day later. The center's website, social media, and other digital branding were also updated to say The Trump Kennedy Center."
"After White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that the board had voted unanimously to rename the Kennedy Center to the Trump-Kennedy Center, because of the unbelievable work President Trump has done over the last year in saving the building, Beatty rebuked her in a tweet, saying she had been muted on the call and not allowed to speak or voice my opposition to this move, and noted the name change had not been on the agenda."
Representative Joyce Beatty sued President Trump and fellow Kennedy Center board members challenging the renaming that added Trump's name. Trump appointed himself and allies to the board soon after his second inauguration and they named him chair. The renaming provoked swift outrage from the Kennedy family and other critics and coincided with a steep drop in ticket sales. The center's physical and digital branding were updated to read The Trump Kennedy Center. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the board voted unanimously to rename the center, citing Trump's work saving the building. Beatty said she was muted and the change was not on the agenda.
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