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LetMyPeopleVote

(175,022 posts) Mon Jan 5, 2026, 08:09 PM Monday

Republicans officially rebuke Trump's MAGA rebrand of Kennedy Center

The congressional republicans are ignoring the so-call renaming of the Kennedy Center. The current funding bill does NOT recognize the fake name and Congress is funding the Kennedy Center and NOT the trump-Kennedy Center

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https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2674850566/

Republicans put one of President Donald Trump's most significant goals on ice on Monday by refusing to change the John F. Kennedy Center's name officially.

Trump has been trying for months to rebrand the Kennedy Center as the "Trump-Kennedy Center," a move that has caused a swarm of musicians to boycott the acclaimed concert hall. He has affixed his name to the building's exterior, although officially changing the name requires an act of Congress because the center was created by federal law.

Republicans had a chance to make that change in the most recent appropriations bill for the Department of the Interior, which has some say in the center's operations.

However, Republicans rebuffed Trump by leaving out any provisions that would officially change the name, Matt Rice, Washington correspondent for The New York Sun, reported on Monday.

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Republicans officially rebuke Trump's MAGA rebrand of Kennedy Center (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Monday OP

Congressional Republicans decline to officially change the name of the Kennedy Center in the Interior appropriations bil LetMyPeopleVote Monday #1

There must be a reason... I wonder Why? I like Cha Monday #6

Looks like he's doing an Evita imitation in that pic. tanyev Monday #2

Not good enough repukes BOSSHOG Monday #3

Its also not "the dept of war" officially either BlueWaveNeverEnd Monday #4

It appears their constituents are woke Keepthesoulalive Monday #5

Somewhat surprising--- but they don't want the next President renaming Reagan Airport Jack Valentino Monday #7

I think "weak tea" is the cliche most befitting this Profile In Shitheel . . . hatrack Monday #8

OMG...is this the beginning of some rePuqs growing balls? Enter stage left Monday #9

Sure great to see the GOP swong19104 Monday #10

This message was self-deleted by its author onenote Monday #11

Thank you. progressoid Monday #12

On further examination, the interior appropriations bill was incorporated into a new package today. onenote Monday #13

Too late... Godot51 Monday #14

K&R UTUSN Monday #15

I can only hope this is a sign of the beginnings of the growth of a spine, but I'm not going to hold my breath. Martin68 Tuesday #16

LetMyPeopleVote

(175,022 posts)

1. Congressional Republicans decline to officially change the name of the Kennedy Center in the Interior appropriations bil

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 08:13 PM

Monday

This rebuke of trump made me smile

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Cha

(316,845 posts)

6. There must be a reason... I wonder Why? I like

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 08:57 PM

Monday

it..

Fuck Homicidal Maniac.

tanyev

(48,672 posts)

2. Looks like he's doing an Evita imitation in that pic.

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 08:22 PM

Monday

Please cry for me, Argentina,
Or else I will invade you,
Because nobody
gave me a Nobel
And ‘cause I’m bored
and like explosions.

BOSSHOG

(44,738 posts)

3. Not good enough repukes

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 08:26 PM

Monday

Fuck your relatively painless token gesture. Start impeachment proceedings now. Show the American People you actually believe in our country. And that you actually value Cointry Over party.

BlueWaveNeverEnd

(12,883 posts)

4. Its also not "the dept of war" officially either

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 08:26 PM

Monday

Keepthesoulalive

(2,121 posts)

5. It appears their constituents are woke

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 08:26 PM

Monday

Otherwise they wouldn’t piss off dear leader. Things are about to become very interesting.

Jack Valentino

(4,375 posts)

7. Somewhat surprising--- but they don't want the next President renaming Reagan Airport

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 09:45 PM

Monday

to 'the Newsom - Reagan Airport' by presidential tweet....

hatrack

(64,268 posts)

8. I think "weak tea" is the cliche most befitting this Profile In Shitheel . . .

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 09:50 PM

Monday

Enter stage left

(4,260 posts)

9. OMG...is this the beginning of some rePuqs growing balls?

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 10:29 PM

Monday

swong19104

(582 posts)

10. Sure great to see the GOP

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 10:40 PM

Monday

showing some spine. Wow. What a big effort. Totally forceful. Trump will be cowering now.

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onenote This message was self-deleted by its author.

progressoid

(52,599 posts)

12. Thank you.

Reply to onenote (Reply #11)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 10:48 PM

Monday

Raw story really loves their click bait.

onenote

(45,990 posts)

13. On further examination, the interior appropriations bill was incorporated into a new package today.

Reply to progressoid (Reply #12)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 10:54 PM

Monday

What is interesting is not that the version in the new bill, like the original, doesn't reference the "Trump" Kennedy Center. What is interesting is that in the July version, language was included that conditioned the appropriations on the Opera House being named for Melania. That language appears to have been dropped from the version introduced today.
https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr4754/BILLS-119hr4754rh.pdf -- July version, see page 145.