They'll just take a long time and cost more money. But the law is pretty simple and this was obviously illegal.
Just as putting a living person on currency. In both cases, they might try and get congress to change the law. But that's unlikely.
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Kennedy Center Changes
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They'll just take a long time and cost more money. But the law is pretty simple and this was obviously illegal.
Just as putting a living person on currency. In both cases, they might try and get congress to change the law. But that's unlikely.
The president had a temper tantrum last night about the Kennedy Center. The funny thing was when his name was added, he said he didn't have anything to do with it. Now he's telling us that he did.
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He claims it's political. It's not. The law says what the name is, and they can't change the name. The president's party controls congress, and he could force them to change the law. But I doubt they would do that. Especially going into an election period.
Donald Trump Reacts to Kennedy Center Name Removal Ruling, Slams ‘Radical Left Democrats’
President Donald Trump is striking back at a judge’s ruling to remove his name from the Kennedy Center, claiming discrimination from the democratic party. “Shockingly, a Judge appointed by Barack Huss...
He claims it's political. It's not. The law says what the name is, and they can't change the name. The president's party controls congress, and he could force them to change the law. But I doubt they would do that. Especially going into an election period.
In any other period of our country's history, I would tend to agree. But nowadays this is absolutely something that would be escalated to the top of the priority list just for the soothing of one man's ego.
The Kennedy Center management is having a bad week. A judge threw out their lawsuit against a jazz musician who canceled his show there:
The people of Washington hope the ideologues are done, and the Kennedy Center can get back to music.
The people of Washington hope the ideologues are done, and the Kennedy Center can get back to music.
Scaffolding is up in front of the Kennedy Center to remove the current president's name:
apnews.com
Trump's name poised to be removed from Kennedy Center after judge denies last-minute move to keep it
A judge has denied a request from the Kennedy Center to pause a ruling ordering President Donald Trump's name removed from building. That denial came Friday. U.S.
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Nonetheless a lot of people will continue to avoid The Kennedy Center until Trump is gone from office and his influence has been completely removed.Scaffolding is up in front of the Kennedy Center to remove the current president's name:
Trump's name poised to be removed from Kennedy Center after judge denies last-minute move to keep it
A judge has denied a request from the Kennedy Center to pause a ruling ordering President Donald Trump's name removed from building. That denial came Friday. U.S.
The Kennedy Center has told the court it has removed the president's name from the building:
www.nbcnews.com
A tarp had been raised around the front of the building so the work couldn't be seen.
Kennedy Center official tells judge that Trump’s name has been removed from its building and website
A federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump’s handpicked board at the Kennedy Center did not have the authority to rename the venue.
www.nbcnews.com
A tarp had been raised around the front of the building so the work couldn't be seen.
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I actually suspect they're keeping the tarp up so photographers don't take pictures that may accidentally be seen by Trump, setting him off againThe Kennedy Center has told the court it has removed the president's name from the building:
Kennedy Center official tells judge that Trump’s name has been removed from its building and website
A federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump’s handpicked board at the Kennedy Center did not have the authority to rename the venue.
A tarp had been raised around the front of the building so the work couldn't be seen.
Well there were a couple few outlets that were live-streaming the removal, but then again...it does seem like a lot of work (erecting scaffolding, raising a tarp to hide the progress) to protect the fragile ego of one man. I mean, George W. Bush got a shoe thrown at him (arguably justified) and all he did was duck.
In their application for a stay, the management claimed that removing the name would hurt their ability to raise money.
The thing about that is his name doesn't have to be on the building in order for him to raise the money. A number of major donors have raised millions of dollars in the past without changing the name of the building. He could continue to raise money as an act of charity without forcing a name change. That's how most people do things. But his ego won't allow him to do things out of charity. He needs to have people thank him.
The money that was directed for the renovation came from congress. It's taxpayer money, not from the president. He claims he is turning over operation of the center to congress. But the law said they were always responsible. He created a problem that only he could fix. That's what he always does. He did the same thing with the VOA and other agencies he demolished.
The thing about that is his name doesn't have to be on the building in order for him to raise the money. A number of major donors have raised millions of dollars in the past without changing the name of the building. He could continue to raise money as an act of charity without forcing a name change. That's how most people do things. But his ego won't allow him to do things out of charity. He needs to have people thank him.
The money that was directed for the renovation came from congress. It's taxpayer money, not from the president. He claims he is turning over operation of the center to congress. But the law said they were always responsible. He created a problem that only he could fix. That's what he always does. He did the same thing with the VOA and other agencies he demolished.
I'd like to expand on this and make some observations:
For all his flaws and shortcomings, I feel that George W. Bush is a far more decent person than Trump will ever be....
And while he was definitely a terrible and mediocre president (for reasons everyone I'm sure knows and which I don't want to discuss here), he was still much better at being a president (for what it's worth, his speeches and addresses during and immediately after 9/11 seemed concise, eloquent and thoughtful, and while the things he did subsequently were wrong, he did at least get that right). He never lashed out and went after the media, either (in fact, I think he actually took all the criticism and negative press about his middle eastern follies rather well, but I could be forgetting something).
Consequently, I'm not surprised that W is an outspoken Trump critic.
And no, this isn't looking through "rose-tinted glasses". This is an honest observation (at least it's trying to be). On the balance, I thought he was a bad president then and I still think so now (again, I don't want to go into detail here). It's just that Trump is like 10,000 percent worse, and he continues to outdo himself and get more worse every day (that's quite an accomplishment!)
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The way I heard it, they used a cherry picker to put the name up there, and it was done in a relatively short time. No scaffolding, no tarp. They could have very easily used the same kind of cherry picker to take the letters down in a similar time frame.The Kennedy Center has told the court it has removed the president's name from the building:
Kennedy Center official tells judge that Trump’s name has been removed from its building and website
A federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump’s handpicked board at the Kennedy Center did not have the authority to rename the venue.
A tarp had been raised around the front of the building so the work couldn't be seen.
This is all being slow-walked for reasons about which one can only speculate.
The thing to know about the Kennedy Center is that it used to be run in an a-political way. It had to be, in order to retain the congressional support, and also appeal to rich benefactors in DC. Yes, it's a "national" arts center with a "national" symphony. But all of that is mainly supported by people who live in the DC area. If you look at the last election, there aren't a lot of MAGA people living in the DC area. Even in Bethesda or Alexandria. So the place needed to have programs for a broad range of people. That was all viewed as "woke" by the new regime. They blew out all of the democrats, all of the non-partisan arts people, and all of the programs aimed at the community. It will be hard to rebuild that infrastructure, especially with the Opera leaving and other groups seeking new venues. Once they do that, it may be years before they come back.