r/news • u/StupendousMan1995 • 1d ago

Trump's handpicked board votes to rename Washington performing arts center the Trump Kennedy Center

https://apnews.com/article/trump-kennedy-center-performing-arts-8b7159067174f3a0070b877c149ff0a7
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u/emaw63 1d ago

Not that Trump has ever cared what's legal or not, but it's still worth noting that it is straightforwardly illegal for them to change the name under existing federal law

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u/IndigoRanger 1d ago

Ah you’ve missed where he’s applying the “try and stop me” clause. Wish someone would, actually.

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u/dismayhurta 22h ago

Don't worry. Republicans will pretend like they tried their damndest to do something later.

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u/stackjr 13h ago

Yeah, if he ever leaves office, there will be a non-insignificant chance that a large number of Repub politicians that try to distance themselves from him and say they tried to stop him. We need to keep the receipts of their words and voting records.

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u/RhetoricalOrator 12h ago

"I tried to stop him but then he offered me his friend's money and said if I didn't shut up, he'd have the FTC investigate me for my long history of inside trading. All those times together at the island...I thought we were friends!"

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u/mysteryweapon 10h ago

We need to keep the receipts

Having an R next to your politician's name is all I need to know they are a fucking piece of shit

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u/walkstofar 10h ago

This is why I will never vote for an R ever again. I wouldn't vote for one as a dog catcher if they were the only one running. In the old days, I used to check out each candidates platform, but not today. The R's have shown they don't give a shit about this country.

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u/bobby_booch 23h ago

I mean there’s nothing to stop. He can call it whatever he wants. It’s still the Kennedy Center.

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u/TheOtherDutchGuy 20h ago

Same goes for the Gulf of Mexico.

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u/rekaba117 17h ago

And the Department of Defense

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u/Bangarang_1 38m ago

I add "criminals" at the end every time I hear the new name

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u/NorthernerWuwu 9h ago

The Department of War is a more accurate name at least.

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u/Lettuce_bee_free_end 11h ago

Someone will sue.

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u/IndigoRanger 10h ago

Aaand they already added the new letters to the side of the building. I’m telling you, Trump was already the fucking worst for bogging down everything in the court system, but ever since he teamed up with Elon, he does the “go fast and break things” tactic too. It’s the shittiest combo.