Donald Trump Takes Over the Kennedy Center- Page 19

[THDavis]

Posted: 7/22/25 at 7:18pm

I’m still waiting for the usual suspects on here to post in defense of these absolute egotistical maniacs. 
 

CITY ON FIRE!

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/22/25 at 8:03pm

Will they replace the huge exhibit of President Kennedy’s legacy with different photos of Melania’s vagina, taken throughout her “modeling” career? 

[Matt Rogers]

Posted: 7/22/25 at 8:12pm

THDavis said: "I’m still waiting for the usual suspects on here to post in defense of these absolute egotistical maniacs.


CITY ON FIRE!"

Yup. Where’s Boris?

[SFFrontRow]

Posted: 7/22/25 at 8:21pm

KevinKlawitter said: "An amendment added to an Interior Department funding billstipulated that the Kennedy Center Opera House must be renamed "The First Lady Melania Trump Opera House" in order to receive federal funding."

I'm sure they will add golden all over... which means the correct rename would be...

The First Lady of the Evening Melania Trump Opulent House

[Esther2]

Posted: 7/22/25 at 8:25pm

Jordan Catalano said: "Will they replace the huge exhibit of President Kennedy’s legacy with different photos of Melania’s vagina, taken throughout her “modeling” career?"

Or, they could replace the JFK bust in the Grand Foyer with the bust of...   oh, never mind.

[kdogg36]

Posted: 7/22/25 at 9:09pm

Add "Memorial" to that name and I will learn to live with it.

[kdogg36]

Posted: 7/22/25 at 9:11pm

SisterGeorge said: "Let's get back to Epstein, which is exactly what they don't want us to do."

To be honest, that's still a distraction. The actual reasons for despising Trump and his garbage supporters have nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein.

Updated On: 7/22/25 at 09:11 PM

[UWS10023]

Posted: 7/22/25 at 9:57pm

Now I’ve seen everything. Lord, take me now.

[gibsons2]

Posted: 7/22/25 at 11:43pm

Should name it Best little whorehouse in DC

[SteveSanders]

Posted: 7/24/25 at 12:37pm

Kennedy Center adjacent:

From the NYT (gift link):

"Amy Sherald Cancels Her Smithsonian Show, Citing Censorship

The artist said that she made the decision after she said she learned that her painting of a transgender Statue of Liberty might be removed to avoid provoking President Trump."

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/24/25 at 12:47pm

Jack Schlossberg posted a screenshot with this paragraph highlighted, saying the law actually prohibits renaming the Center, where he highlighted the first paragraph.

 

Pestriction on additional memorials

1. Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Board shall assure that after December 2, 1983, no additional memorials or plaques in the nature of memorials shall be designated or installed in the public areas of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
2. Paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not apply to—

1. any plaque acknowledging a gift from a foreign country;
2. any plaque on a theater chair or a theater box acknowledging the gift of such chair or box; and
3. any inscription on the marble walls in the north or south galleries, the Hall of States, or the Hall of Nations acknowledging a major contribution;

which plaque or inscription is permitted under policies of the Board in effect on December 2, 1983.

(3) For purposes of this subsection, testimonials and benefit performances shall not be construed to be memorials.

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 7/24/25 at 1:18pm

kdogg36 said: "SisterGeorge said: "Let's get back to Epstein, which is exactly what they don't want us to do."

To be honest, that's still a distraction. The actual reasons for despising Trump and his garbage supporters havenothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein."

Distraction... how? The president is a pedophile and is implicated in these files. That seems kind of important wouldn't you say?

[SisterGeorge]

Posted: 7/24/25 at 6:50pm

TheatreFan4 said: "kdogg36 said: "SisterGeorge said: "Let's get back to Epstein, which is exactly what they don't want us to do."

To be honest, that's still a distraction. The actual reasons for despising Trump and his garbage supporters havenothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein."

Distraction... how? The president is a pedophile and is implicated in these files. That seems kind of important wouldn't you say?"

Also, it seems to be the only thing making a dent. So Epstein, Epstein, Epstein.

 

[Idiot]

Posted: 7/24/25 at 8:36pm

Anybody remember the 1978 billboard on 46th St. for the original production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas?  It would be far more fitting than putting her name on an Opera House. 

[BWNUT]

Posted: 7/24/25 at 9:20pm

This makes me very angry, and very sad. DAMN! Damn! Damn!

[Jarethan]

Posted: 7/25/25 at 12:46am

Wonder which will happen first…Trump on Mt. Rushmore, Trump winning the Nobel, or Melanie getting a theatre named after her (amusing since she has probably only been in a theatre once — recently to see Les MIs, which she probably didn’t get, as is certainly the case for the moron-in-chief.

What a horrible time to be living in this country!

[kdogg36]

Posted: 7/26/25 at 8:25am

TheatreFan4 said: "Distraction... how? The president is a pedophile and is implicated in these files. That seems kind of important wouldn't you say?"

Yes, of course if he's implicated as a pedophile it goes without saying he should be removed from office.

What I'm getting at is that such a turn of events won't produce the kind of healing we need. I'm not in contact with my sister (and a couple of other relatives) because of her support for Trump. I'm ready and eager to forgive if she realizes her mistake and acknowledges the harm she's done by joining such a noxious, demented cultural movement that attacks every value I hold dear. If instead she stops supporting him because he's a pedophile and offers some kind of facile apology based on that, no forgiveness will be forthcoming: it won't do anything to reverse her previous support of a bigoted and cruel regime.

[Dreamboy3]

Posted: 7/26/25 at 10:04am

Jordan Catalano said: "Jack Schlossberg posted a screenshot with this paragraph highlighted, saying the law actually prohibits renaming the Center, where he highlighted the first paragraph.



Pestriction on additional memorials

1. Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Board shall assure that after December 2, 1983, no additional memorials or plaques in the nature of memorials shall be designated or installed in the public areas of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
2. Paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not apply to—

1. any plaque acknowledging a gift from a foreign country;
2. any plaque on a theater chair or a theater box acknowledging the gift of such chair or box; and
3. any inscription on the marble walls in the north or south galleries, the Hall of States, or the Hall of Nations acknowledging a major contribution;

which plaque or inscription is permitted under policies of the Board in effect on December 2, 1983.

(3) For purposes of this subsection, testimonials and benefit performances shall not be construed to be memorials."

I saw this on Instagram but it’s not really on point. Unfortunately. 

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 7/26/25 at 3:41pm

kdogg36 said: "TheatreFan4 said: "Distraction... how? The president is a pedophile and is implicated in these files. That seems kind of important wouldn't you say?"

Yes, of course if he's implicated as a pedophile it goes without saying he should be removed from office.

What I'm getting at is that such a turn of events won't produce the kind of healing we need. I'm not in contact with my sister (and a couple of other relatives) because of her support for Trump. I'm ready and eager to forgive if she realizes her mistake and acknowledges the harm she's done by joining such a noxious, demented cultural movement that attacks every value I hold dear. If instead she stopssupporting him because he's a pedophile and offers some kind of facile apology based on that, no forgiveness will be forthcoming:it won't do anything to reverse her previous support of a bigoted and cruel regime."

Well... sounds like a personal problem for you, but this is the one thing his base is actually responding to and he actually cares about. Which means it could actually do something. I don't care about forgiving anyone, I just want results and holding out for people to have a problem with what he's doing in the country isn't. Your problems in your family dynamic won't, because as you said... they don't care what he's doing...

[MezzA101]

Posted: 7/28/25 at 12:44pm

GOP bill seeks to rename Kennedy Center for Donald Trump

(Why settle for just the Opera House?)

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5423549-trump-center-kennedy-center

[Dom P]

Posted: 7/28/25 at 1:27pm

This idea is beyond ridiculous. Can bills proposing the  renaming of The Washington Monument, and the Lincoln Memorial for this "man" be far behind?

 

 

MezzA101 said: "GOP bill seeks to rename Kennedy Center for Donald Trump

(Why settle for just the Opera House?)

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5423549-trump-center-kennedy-center"

 

Updated On: 7/28/25 at 01:27 PM

[uncageg]

Posted: 7/28/25 at 2:19pm

It's not like we didn't see this coming.

[witchoftheeast2]

Posted: 7/28/25 at 2:56pm

Please tell me there are policies in place to prevent this 

[JSquared2]

Posted: 7/28/25 at 3:21pm

witchoftheeast2 said: "Please tell me there are policies in place to prevent this"

 

You mean because policies that were already in place have stopped this administration from doing anything it wants over the last 6 months (god has it only been that long)??

 

 

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 7/28/25 at 3:28pm

witchoftheeast2 said: "Please tell me there are policies in place to prevent this"

That "person" just denied Maryland FEMA Aid for their terrible floods in May. He said over a year ago "I will deny every single blue state funding and I will destroy every single person who didn't vote for me".  And somehow, it's completely legal. The Mango Rapist/Racist/Pedophile f*ckhead only uses his power for hatred, division, pettiness, and bullsh*t. That should be crystal clear by now.

Shame Mr. Crooks missed