🔗 Share this article Kennedy Center Votes for Significant Renaming to Trump-Kennedy Center, According to Administration Announcement. Image Source The leadership board of the iconic performing arts venue has decided to adopt a new name the Trump-Kennedy Center, per an announcement by the White House. White House Spokesperson Karoline Leavitt declared online that the board's decision was unanimous, attributing it to "the extraordinary job President Trump has done over the last year in preserving the building." "This promises to be a truly great team long into the future! The building will no doubt achieve new levels of success and grandeur," Leavitt continued. The proposed move is expected to be extremely contentious, particularly in Washington, D.C., where the center has served as an iconic landmark since its founding and christening for President John F. Kennedy. Recent History of the Venue Soon after taking office, President Donald Trump fired all the center's sitting board members and installed loyalists in their positions. The newly constituted board then voted to elect Trump chairman. The president helped procure approximately $257 million in congressional funding to cover extensive repairs and operational expenses at the historic venue. Historical Roots The idea for a national performing arts center began in the 1950s. Following the murder of President John F. Kennedy, the 35th president, in 1963, the future venue was named in his honor. This is a developing story. Further context will be added as it becomes available.