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Kennedy Center Adds Trump’s Name

The Kennedy Center board voted to put Trump’s name on its building and grounds.

from 9 sourcesUpdated Aug 14, 8:14pm ET

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The Kennedy Center board voted Thursday to add an exterior inscription reading “Restored and renovated by President Donald J. Trump” beneath the building’s existing name, two months after a federal judge ordered Trump’s name removed. The move tests U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper’s May ruling that Congress authorized only John F. Kennedy’s name for the institution. The board also advanced naming the grounds “President Donald J. Trump Plaza” and inscribing “Endowed by the Trump Kennedy Center Fund.” It separately voted again to close most of the complex for two years of renovations, a $250 million project that still needs court approval.

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Vanity Project CritiqueMostly Left

Trump’s push to put his name on the Kennedy Center and pursue related building projects is an inappropriate exercise in personal vanity. This fixation is politically damaging and distracts Republicans from what they should be doing ahead of the midterms.

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