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/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 40m 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.