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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Darlene Superville and Josh Marcus

Did the Trump-Kennedy Center board violate federal law by renaming facility?

A board handpicked by President Donald Trump has voted to rename Washington’s prominent performing arts venue as the Trump-Kennedy Center, but critics say the move isn’t legal.

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the decision on Thursday on X, attributing the change to the "unbelievable work President Trump has done over the last year in saving the building. Not only from the standpoint of its reconstruction, but also financially, and its reputation."

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