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The Kennedy Center starts work to add Trump's name onto the building

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The Kennedy Center started the work of adding Donald Trump's name to the building on Friday, a day after the president's handpicked board voted to do so.

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  1. The New Republic

    Kennedy Center to Be Renamed “Trump-Kennedy Center” Amid MAGA Takeover (opens The New Republic)

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    Donald Trump’s handpicked appointees on the Kennedy Center board have decided to rename the institution.

  2. NBC New York

    Kennedy Center to be renamed ‘Trump-Kennedy Center,' Karoline Leavitt says (opens NBC New York)

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    The board's decision to add Trump's name to the Kennedy Center could face legal hurdles, as the law creating it prohibits renaming the building.

  3. Deadline

    Board Votes To Rename Kennedy Center As The 'Trump Kennedy Center' (opens Deadline)

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    Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that the board voted unanimously to rename the insitution.

  4. PJ Media

    Kennedy Center Name Change — Guess Who? (opens PJ Media)

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    Kennedy Center renamed to Trump-Kennedy Center in honor of President Trump's contributions.

  5. FOX 35 Orlando

    Kennedy Center Board votes to rename facility after Donald Trump (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    The Kennedy Center Board voted Thursday to rename the facility, at least partially, after President Donald Trump.

  6. New York Post

    Kennedy Center officially rebrands as ‘Trump-Kennedy Center’ (opens New York Post)

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    White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Thursday that the President Trump-chaired board of the Kennedy Center voted to rename the DC performance venue the "Trump-Kennedy Center."

  7. Deadline

    Kennedy Family Members Blast Decision To Add Trump's Name To Center (opens Deadline)

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    The board voted to rename the Kennedy Center the "Trump Kennedy Center"

  8. Fox News

  9. WMUR

    Kennedy Center board votes to rename it 'Trump-Kennedy Center' (opens WMUR)

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    President Donald Trump's handpicked board has voted to rename Washington's premier performing arts center the Trump-Kennedy Center.

  10. ABC 12 Flint

    Kennedy Center board votes to rename it ‘Trump Kennedy Center’ (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    The board of trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts voted Thursday to rename the facility after both the former president and President Donald Trump.

  11. Newsweek

    Trump name added to Kennedy Center after board vote, White House says (opens Newsweek)

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    The Kennedy Center board voted to rename the venue the Trump-Kennedy Center, citing Trump’s role in finances and reconstruction.

  12. Forbes

    Kennedy Center Board Approves Name Change To Trump-Kennedy Center (opens Forbes)

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    President Donald Trump vowed to make significant changes to the center, including the removal of “woke” programming.

  13. Variety

    Kennedy Center Will Be Renamed After Donald Trump, White House Says (opens Variety)

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    The Kennedy Center is being renamed the "Trump Kennedy Center," after President Donald Trump ousted the previous board and installed himself as chairman.

  14. Digital Journal

    Famed Kennedy arts center to be renamed 'Trump-Kennedy Center' (opens Digital Journal)

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    The White House announced Thursday that Washington's iconic John F. Kennedy arts center is to be renamed the "Trump-Kennedy Center" after President Donald

  15. Los Angeles Times

    Board votes unanimously to rename building Trump-Kennedy Center (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday that the Kennedy Center's board voted unanimously to rename the world-famous performing arts complex the Trump-Kennedy Center.

  16. Washington Examiner

    Kennedy Center changing name to 'Trump-Kennedy Center' (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Kennedy Center's board voted "unanimously" to change the venue's name to the "Trump-Kennedy Center."

  17. Wyoming Public Media

    President Trump to add his own name to the Kennedy Center (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    The arts institution will be called the Trump-Kennedy Center. The president's press secretary said it comes after a unanimous vote by the center's board, which Trump took over earlier this year.

  18. Al Jazeera

    White House says Kennedy Center board has voted to rename after Trump (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Relatives of the late President John F Kennedy have expressed outrage at the proposal to rename the arts centre.

  19. Rolling Stone

    Trump Cronies Vote to Rename Kennedy Center After Trump (opens Rolling Stone)

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    The White House Press Secretary announced that the Kennedy Center board has voted to rename the institution the Trump-Kennedy Center.

  20. Roll Call

    Despite statute, White House claims board adds Trump's name to Kennedy Center (opens Roll Call)

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    President Trump on Thursday called it an "honor" that his hand-picked Kennedy Center board added his name to the performing arts center.

  21. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Kennedy Center board votes to rename ‘Trump-Kennedy Center’ (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    The board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has voted to rename the storied arts institution the “Trump-Kennedy Center,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said

  22. NBC News

    Trump's hand-picked Kennedy Center board votes to rename it the 'Trump-Kennedy Center' (opens NBC News)

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    The board of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., voted to rename it the Trump-Kennedy Center, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a post on X Thursday."I have just been informed that the highly respected Board of the Kennedy Center, some of the most successful people from all pa…

  23. CBS News

    Board of Kennedy Center votes to change its name to Trump-Kennedy Center, White House says (opens CBS News)

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    White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the Kennedy Center's Board of Trustees voted unanimously to change its name.

  24. The Hollywood Reporter

    Kennedy Center to Be Renamed Trump-Kennedy Center After Board Vote (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Kennedy Center board voted to rename the cultural institution the Trump-Kennedy Center. The board has been handpicked by Trump, who is now chair.

  25. Breitbart News

    Kennedy Center Board Votes Unanimously to Add Donald Trump's Name to Iconic D.C. Venue (opens Breitbart News)

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    The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will now bear the names of two American presidents after its board of trustees voted unanimously on Thursday to rename the institution “The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.” | Entertainment

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