Why Megalomaniac Trump Is Destroying the Kennedy Center: Wolff
The Daily Beast • • entertainment
Key Points:
- President Donald Trump initially wanted to rename the Kennedy Center as the "Trump Center," but his inner circle convinced him to settle for "The Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts" to avoid outright rejection of the idea.
- Trump justified adding his name by citing his near-assassination attempts in 2024, claiming this warranted renaming the center originally dedicated to President John F. Kennedy.
- Despite lacking congressional approval, Trump's appointed board voted to rename the center, and the institution updated its signage and website accordingly, sparking backlash from artists, Democrats, and the Kennedy family.
- JFK’s niece, Maria Shriver, criticized the renaming as arrogant, and a letter from Jackie Kennedy revealed that JFK likely
