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vote for rename the kennedy center According to a congressman who is part of the board of the major arts center and memorial, the Trump-Kennedy Center was not unanimous, as the White House and the center’s board have claimed.
“What you can hear is that there was a unanimous vote to change the name kennedy center Trump Center,” Rep. Joyce Beatty, Democrat of Ohio, Said In a video on X. “Let’s be clear, I was on that call, and as soon as I tried to press my button to express my concern, ask questions, and certainly not vote in support of it, I was muted. Every time I tried to speak, I was muted.”
In an accompanying statement, betty compared his alleged behavior to “censorship”.
board, joe trump Was replaced by his own choice earlier this yearAccording to some observers, she does not have the power to change the name of the center and instead requires an act of Congress.
“Under existing law, I think there is little question that the Kennedy Center Board could not Opera House should be renamed after Melania Trump Or almost anyone else and anything like that would require congressional approval,” David Super, Georgetown law professor, told Washington Post Earlier this year, Congress was considering renaming the center for the President or First Lady. “…That law is very clear, and I really can’t find any loophole in it.”
Roma Daravi, vice president of public relations at the Kennedy Center, explained, “The entire board was invited to attend in person and the privilege of listening in on the meeting was extended to all members, even members with no votes, such as ex officio member Joyce Beatty.” Independent When asked about the representative’s claims and the legality of the board’s action. “The statute distinguishes between statutory ex officio members and ordinary trustees appointed by the President. Ex officio members never have a vote and this is further codified in the Centre’s bylaws.”
In a separate X post, Grenell said today’s vote does not impact the monument.
Trump ally Sergio Gore, who was recently selected to serve as ambassador to India, Allegedly It was he who proposed the name change at the meeting and Attorney General Pam Bondi reportedly supported his move.
On Capitol Hill, reaction to the name change was divided along partisan lines.
one in statement Senators Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries and Mark Warner, all ex-officio board members, Democrats said the vote showed “a worrying lack of transparency and respect for the rule of law.”
He said, “This entire process demonstrates the corruption that is pervasive throughout the Trump administration, and as ex-officio members of the Kennedy Center board, we will be steadfast in our commitment to holding this administration accountable.”
Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader John Thune told Fox News he was unfamiliar with the law surrounding the naming process, but said the name change reflects the president’s deep investment in improving life in the capital.
“We’ll certainly take a look at it and see where it goes, but obviously the president has invested heavily in building some of these monuments around Washington, D.C., in trying to make it a better place to live and work and raise their families,” he said. told Brett Baer.
Relatives of the late President Kennedy were vocally opposed to this change.
Former Congressman Joe Kennedy III said, “The Kennedy Center is a living memorial to a late president and is named for President Kennedy by federal law.” wrote On X. “The Lincoln Memorial cannot be renamed before it is renamed, no matter what anyone says.”
Maria Shriver, niece of President Kennedy, wrote X that the decision left him “speechless, angry and in a state of disbelief.”
one in Post On X, Grenell claimed that Shriver and the rest of Kennedy’s relatives stood by because the Center was “virtually falling apart.”
“Donald Trump had to step in and save it because you didn’t help,” he wrote.
Since Trump’s takeover, artists have boycotted the center and ticket sales at its three largest venues have declined sharply, according to one analysis. Washington Post,
The Trump administration has shown an enthusiasm for renaming things according to the wishes of the president and his allies, even when they do not have the explicit authority to do so.
The White House is now pushing to refer to the Pentagon as the War Department, and has signed an executive order to that effect, although a Congressional action is required To officially change the name of a federal department. This has not happened till now.
The President made a “trump gold card“The immigration program grants permanent residence to individuals who pay the government $1 million, although critics say they do not have the authority to make unilateral changes to immigration law.
Earlier this month, the administration renamed the State Department’s Donald J. The Trump Institute of Peace, and Trump allies are reportedly pushing to display Trump’s name on the new Washington DC NFL stadium, Washington Dulles International Airport, and the $1 coin.