Get Trump’s name off the Kennedy Center!

Trump sycophants at the Kennedy Center rigged the vote to illegally change the name of the cultural institution to bear the name of the strongman in the White House.

How did they do it? Trump allies at the Kennedy Center quietly altered the bylaws of the board of directors so that only Trump’s appointees have voting power — blocking all independent board members from having a say.

Trump is remaking America in his image — a serious danger to our democracy. Rep. Joyce Beatty of Ohio is suing Trump over the Kennedy Center name change, and now all of Congress must get behind undoing this disgraceful act.

Sign the petition: Stop Trump’s illegal name change at the Kennedy Center!

“President Trump and his cronies must not be allowed to trample federal law and bypass Congress to feed his ego,” said Rep. Beatty. “This entire process has been a complete disgrace to this cherished institution and the people it serves.”

Attendance at the Kennedy Center dropped significantly after Trump added his name. Artists are cancelling their performances in protest. Trump ally, Live Nation board member, and president of the Kennedy Center, Richard Grinnell, threatened to sue artists who exercise their First Amendment rights to reject Trump’s illegal renaming.

Trump hammered his name into the Kennedy Center as he destroyed the East Wing of the White House to build a $300 million corporate-funded gold-plated ballroom. Trump put on a grotesque military parade on his birthday and paved over the Rose Garden. The White House and Trump’s loyalists in Congress want to put his name and face on just about everything — money, airports, a new class of U.S. battleships, and Mount Rushmore.

These are the glorification projects of an authoritarian. Congress must protect the law, democracy, and America’s most important historical and cultural institutions from Trump.

Sign the petition: Get Trump’s name off of the Kennedy Center.

SOURCES:
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/12/31/kennedy-center-board-trustees-bylaws/
- https://www.npr.org/2025/12/24/nx-s1-5653330/democratic-lawmaker-files-lawsuit-challenging-the-renaming-of-the-kennedy-center
- https://beatty.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/new-lawsuit-challenges-illegal-renaming-of-the-kennedy-center
- https://variety.com/2025/legit/news/trump-kennedy-center-lawsuit-jazz-musician-canceled-christmas-eve-concert-1236618361/
- https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/20/elizabeth-warren-trump-ballroom
- https://www.newsweek.com/full-list-gop-efforts-put-trumps-name-face-things-2105146

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