Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH), an official at the Kennedy Center, has filed a lawsuit arguing that Donald Trump did not have the legal authority to add his name to the center and should be ordered to remove it.
Rep. Beatty has been instrumental in providing the facts to the American people about the vote to increase Trump’s name at the Kennedy Center. Beatty was on the call where the vote took place and reported that Trump’s allies silenced opponents of the name change and did not allow them to vote no.
The White House claimed the administration had decided to honor Trump, but those involved at the Kennedy Center suggest Trump has been maneuvering for the name change since returning to the White House.
Plaintiff actually tried to prevent the name change, but was prevented from even voicing her opposition at the board meeting. Any further attempts to convince defendants to follow the law would be futile. Unless and until this Court intervenes, the attempt to transform the Kennedy Center into a vanity project for Defendant Trump will continue to harm the institution. Congress has determined that the purpose of the Kennedy Center is to serve as a living memorial to President Kennedy.
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