Archive · 23 Dec 2025
Trump Sued for Renaming Kennedy Center
President Donald Trump was sued for changing the name of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to include his name without getting permission from Congress.
A group of Democrats and members of the Kennedy family are upset about this change.
They say that Congress decided the name of the center and that only Congress can change it.
Trump's supporters on the board voted to add his name, but some people, like Representative Joyce Beatty, were not allowed to object.
The center is a famous place for music, dance, and theater, and some artists have refused to perform there since Trump took over.
The lawsuit says that Trump and his supporters broke the law to make the center have Trump's name on it.
President Donald Trump was sued for renaming the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to include his name without Congressional approval.
The lawsuit was filed by US Representative Joyce Beatty, who accused Trump and his appointees of breaking the law to satisfy Trump's vanity.
The Kennedy Center board, with Trump as chairman, voted to add Trump's name to the center, and workers affixed his name above Kennedy's on the facade.
Democrats and members of the Kennedy family, except for Trump's Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr, opposed the name change.
The move is part of a broader effort by Trump and his allies to overhaul the nation's capital in his image, including renaming other institutions and building new projects.
- Who
- Donald Trump and his appointees to the Kennedy Center board
- What
- Renaming the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to include Trump's name
- When
- Last Thursday
- Where
- Washington, D.C.
- Why
- Allegedly to satisfy Trump's vanity and without Congressional approval
- Location
- Washington, D.C.
- Original Name
- John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
- New Name
- The Donald J Trump and The John F Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts
- Date of Name Change
- Last Thursday
- Plaintiff
- US Representative Joyce Beatty
- Defendants
- Donald Trump and his appointees to the Kennedy Center board
- Reason for Lawsuit
- Alleged violation of the law by changing the name without Congressional approval