Donald Trump Takes Over the Kennedy Center- Page 24

[John Adams]

Posted: 12/18/25 at 4:52pm

Please boycott both the CBS and Paramount+ broadcasts of the Kennedy Center Honors on Dec.23rd, and any additional days it's included on Paramount+. 

#notmypresident

[SteveSanders]

Posted: 12/18/25 at 5:16pm

I doubt much would come of it, but I think a case could be made that the board members are violating their Duty of Obedience, one of the three basic responsibilities of nonprofit board members.  Here is how BoardSource, the leading authority on nonprofit boards, defines it:

"The duty of obedience requires board members to comply with the applicable federal, state, and local laws, adhere to the organization’s bylaws and policies, and serve as guardians of the organization’s mission. It also includes honoring donor intent. Some states have additional requirements or different titles."

[MezzA101]

Posted: 12/18/25 at 8:00pm

Rep. Joyce Beatty disputes 'unanimous' vote on Trump-Kennedy Center renaming

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5656051-joyce-beatty-disputes-kennedy-center-vote/

Following Beatty’s post, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.), and Rep. Rick Larsen (D-Wash.) — all ex officio members of the Kennedy Center board of trustees — issued a statement panning the move.

“At today’s meeting, a sitting Member of Congress was muted, and participants were prevented from speaking — actions that reflect a troubling lack of transparency and respect for the rule of law. This whole process displays the corruption that permeates the entire Trump Administration, and as ex-officio members of the Kennedy Center Board, we will be unwavering in our commitment to holding this Administration accountable,” it said.

[joevitus]

Posted: 12/18/25 at 11:32pm

For what it's worth--and maybe it's nothing--the board can't "decide" this. Only Congress can. Whether Congress will roll over for Trump, again, or if recent rebellions suggest they are sick of being his lapdog (not because they have a conscience, it just isn't as good for their election chances, anymore) is something we will have to wait to see. 

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 12/19/25 at 12:15am

joevitus said: "For what it's worth--and maybe it's nothing--the board can't "decide" this. Only Congress can. Whether Congress will roll over for Trump, again, or if recent rebellions suggest they are sick of being his lapdog (not because they have a conscience, it just isn't as good for their election chances, anymore) is something we will have to wait to see."

Congress is less the issue here than the media. Renaming the Department of Defense the Department of War also requires an act of Congress, but the mainstream media still rolled over for that because they like Trump and find him entertaining to cover. And maybe, just maybe, he'll grant them their greatest wish and gift them a new war to cover.