They lied about the Kennedy Center Board being unanimous on changing their name to the Trump - Kennedy Center

[applegrove]

The White House says the Kennedy Center board vote was “unanimous”…

BULLSHIT.

@repbeatty.bsky.social, a Congressional member of the board, was on the call. They muted her and didn't let her voice opposition.

This is beyond absurd, totally illegal, and a disgrace to the memory and legacy of JFK.

— Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (@pingree.house.gov) 2025-12-18T21:13:30.030Z

[NameAlreadyTaken]

1. They lied,

so this must be a weekday.

[Wiz Imp]

2. There are 34 Board members appointed by the President (in this case all by Trump)

Half are members of his administration or family members of people in the administration. Only 3 can be said to have even the loosest connection to the Arts.

Lee Greenwood - Singer
Mary Helen Bowers - former Ballerina
Patricia Duggan - supposedly a "Glass Artist"

I'm sure these 34 were the only ones who voted. There are also 23 Ex Officio Members Designated by Act of Congress. These are split pretty evenly between Democrats and Republicans but includes 3 Cabinet members plus the Speaker of The House and Senate Majority Leader.

Ex Officio Members Designated by Act of Congress
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Secretary of Health & Human Services
Robert Newlen, Acting Librarian of Congress
Marco Rubio, Secretary of State
Billie Tsien, Chair, U.S. Commission of Fine Arts
Muriel Bowser, Mayor, District of Columbia
Lewis Ferebee, Chancellor, DC Public Schools
TBD, Director, National Park Service
Linda McMahon, Secretary of Education
Lonnie Bunch, Secretary, Smithsonian Institution
Representative Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives
Representative Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Leader of the House of Representatives
Representative Sam Graves
Representative Rick Larsen
Representative Julia Letlow
Representative Mike McCaul
Representative Joyce Beatty
Senator John Thune, Senate Majority Leader
Senator Chuck Schumer, Senate Democratic Leader
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Senator Shelley Moore Capito
Senator Mark Warner
Senator Chris Van Hollen
Senator Susan Collins

Members Appointed by the President of the United States
Brian D. Ballard
Maria Bartiromo
Pamela Bondi
Mary Helen Bowers
Hannah F. Buchan
Robert Castellani
Elaine Chao
Pamella Roland DeVos
Patricia Duggan
John Falconetti
Emilia May Fanjul
Jennifer Fischer
Lynette Friess
Sergio Gor
Pamela Gross
Lee Greenwood
Kate Adamson Haselwood
Laura Ingraham
Michele Kessler
Dana Kraft
Mindy Levine
Lynda Lomangino
Barbara Long
Allison Lutnick
Douglas Manchester
Catherine B. Reynolds
Denise Saul
Dan Scavino
Cheri Summerall
President Donald J. Trump
Usha Vance
Susie Wiles
Andrea Wynn
Paolo Zampolli

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

3. What a horse's ass the Narcissist-in-Chief is... hope they change it back after he's arrested!!

[calimary]

5. More likely the day he's formally replaced.

When the next president (hopefully a Dem) takes the oath of office, and takes over.

[malaise]

4. Meh!

They lie about everything

[Joinfortmill]

6. They lie about every F*ing thing.

[Blumancru]

7. Who is going to perform there?

Anita Bryant is dead and you can only have so many Lee Greenwood and Ted Nugent concerts.

[hatrack]

8. Not sure who's going to perform there, but I'll predict who's going to buy tickets now . . .

Nofuckingbody.

Attendance and ticket sales are already a disaster this season, and this will be The End.

[BOSSHOG]

11. Laura Ingraham reading original poetry?

Caligula featuring the ghost of j. Epstein?

trumps lies - The Musical?

[tonekat]

12. Rodeos, Tent Revivals, Cockfighting, Monster Trucks

And on Saturday Nights: Mud Wrasslin'.

[Boomerproud]

9. The Honorable Joyce Beatty is my Congresswoman.

A fighter and a beautiful, strong woman. She was pepper sprayed and arrested during the George Floyd protests.

[irisblue]

10. She is my rep. as well.

[a kennedy]

13. Seriously??? They lied??? Oh my.....ya know, KINDA LIKE THEY DO ON EVERYTHING, RIGHT????

🤬 🤬 🤬

[GoCubsGo]

14. I wonder who else they muted.

I'm betting she is not the only one.