"Relatives of the late President John F Kennedy have expressed outrage at the proposal to rename the arts centre. The administration of Republican Donald Trump has announced that the board for the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has moved to rename the structure after the sitting president. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed the change on social media on Thursday, saying the Trump-appointed board had made the decision earlier in the day."
"I have just been informed that the highly respected Board of the Kennedy Center, some of the most successful people from all parts of the world, have just voted unanimously to rename the Kennedy Center to the Trump-Kennedy Center, Leavitt wrote. She said the change would recognise the unbelievable work President Trump has done over the last year in saving the building. Leavitt credited the sitting president with overseeing the facility's reconstruction and bolstering its finances and reputation."
Relatives of President John F Kennedy expressed outrage after a Trump administration-appointed board voted to rename the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on social media that the board had voted unanimously to rename the center the Trump-Kennedy Center, crediting President Trump with saving the building, overseeing reconstruction, and bolstering its finances and reputation. It is unclear whether the name change can proceed without congressional approval. The center opened in 1971, houses the Washington National Opera and the National Symphony Orchestra, and was designated a living memorial after Kennedy's assassination.
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