WaPo Exclusive: Ticket sales and fundraising collapsed after Trump's name was added to the Kennedy Center — even as the center's leaders publicly claimed a financial turnaround, according to confidential documents obtained by The Washington Post.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1.bsky.social) August 25, 2026 at 11:55 AM
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BREAKING: the administration is now threatening in federal court to LEVEL the Kennedy Center if Trump does not get his way His path of destruction knows no bounds & he will answer for it in court @democracydefendersaction.org @WLG -TN
— Norm Eisen (@normeisen.bsky.social) August 25, 2026 at 1:09 PM
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A federal judge ordered the Kennedy Center to submit a status report next month updating the court about why tarps have stood in front of the building’s sign since President Donald Trump’s name was removed.
— Forbes (@forbes.com) June 24, 2026 at 10:05 AM
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There’s something so reassuring about Trump confirming for all the world to see how deeply insecure and pathetic he is that he needed a sheet put up to hide his name being torn off the Kennedy Center, that he illegally installed merely to serve his ego and boost his narcissistic grandiose false self
— Matt Lombardo (@mattlombardo.bsky.social) June 13, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Breaking news: President Trump’s name is off the Kennedy Center. The building’s exterior reads “The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts” once more.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) June 13, 2026 at 12:24 PM
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Trump Shuts Down Kennedy Center After Artists Keep Canceling www.thedailybeast.com/trump-reveal...
— The TrumpRussiaGuide πΊπΈπΊπ¦ (@trumprussiaties.bsky.social) February 1, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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So Trump is building a ballroom, new Kennedy Center, some stupid arch, a 100,000 seat stadium...etc. The list keeps growing and no one in congress is checking him. Where is the money coming from? We know HE isn't paying for it. π€¬
— moongoddess83.bsky.social (@moongoddess83.bsky.social) February 1, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Trump’s Kennedy Center To Present: “Silence, The Musical.”
— ππ¦ππππ πΎπ¦π£π (@sundaedivine.lol) December 30, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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Venezuela, Greenland, Guard deployments, ICE actions, Kennedy Center re-naming, 60 Minutes piece pulled, promises of tariff rebates, “Trump-class” battleships, now Nigeria strikes, and more … Anything to fill media space with controversy and leave as little room as possible for the Epstein saga.
— PhiltheNomad (@philthenomad.bsky.social) December 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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It’s still the Kennedy Center It’s still the Gulf of Mexico It’s still the Department of Defense It’s still Twitter If you have any other Q’s feel free to ask us
— The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) December 30, 2025 at 11:37 AM
70% of Americans in new Marist poll say prices have jumped so much that life is unaffordable--including 50% of Republicans. Yet what is Trump focused on? Renaming the Kennedy Center after himself, naming US navy ships after himself, his $400 million ballroom and starting a war with Venezuela.
— Dean Obeidallah (@deanobeidallah.bsky.social) December 23, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Trump posted a clip to his Truth Social account Wednesday that suggested the Kennedy name be removed entirely from the Kennedy Center. The clip complained that Kennedy had been “elevated to obscene levels.”
— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) December 30, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Kennedy Center New Year's Eve concerts canceled after addition of Trump's name. Boo fucking hoo.
— Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) December 30, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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The Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center has been canceled. The show’s host, musician Chuck Redd, said, “When I saw the name change on the Kennedy Center website and later on the building, I chose to cancel our concert.”
— Hoodlum πΊπΈ (@nothoodlum.bsky.social) December 24, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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JUST IN: CBS’s Kennedy Center Honors just hit an all-time ratings low. Preliminary Nielsen data shows only ~2.65M viewers tuned in to the Trump-hosted show, down from 4.1M in 2024. A stunning 35% year-over-year collapse.
— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) December 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Kennedy family members today denounced a plan to rename the Kennedy Center so it includes President Trump's surname.
— Axios (@axios.com) December 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Trump: Since 1978 the Kennedy Center honors have been amongst the most prestigious awards. I wanted one, never able to get one. I waited and waited. I said to hell with it, I'll become chairman. I will give myself an honor. Next year we'll honor Trump, ok?
— Republicans Against Trumpism (@rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social) August 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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I don’t know about any of you, but when I think about the arts, I always associate opera with nude pictures.
— Nash Is Here for It (@nashishereforit.bsky.social) July 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Drag queens are at the Kennedy Center to protest Donald Trump, who is in attendance for a performance of Les MisΓ©rables
— Krassensteins (@krassenstein.bsky.social) June 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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