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Kennedy Center board votes to slap Trump’s name on the building

The Kennedy Center board voted Thursday to close for renovations and add Donald Trump’s name to the facade, turning a cultural institution into a vanity project with taxpayer-adjacent vibes.

Why it matters: vanity branding

First recorded Aug 14, 2026·Meaningfully updated Aug 14, 2026

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