# Trump is Made Chair of the Kennedy Center **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [February 12, 2025, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248 "2025-02-12T21:55:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/281 "2026-03-13T21:28:47Z")
> **[Trump ally Ric Grenell stepping down as Kennedy Center president](https://apnews.com/article/trump-kennedy-center-richard-grenell-6bf4f74ea5f0e80abf8f9c181cdd431a)** > > Richard Grenell is stepping down as president of the Kennedy Center after leading changes that drive artists away. I doubt that this will make any difference. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/282 "2026-03-13T21:38:47Z")
Yes, it’s too late, now. Entirely too late for The Kennedy Center. Trump ruined it thoroughly. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/283 "2026-03-13T22:06:06Z")
I regret to inform you that Trump is once again posting AI-generated drawings of buildings that will never exist. [![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/bafkreibvtjqob5t4avw63cvccabuyrfbertndl3i2ugvyxrpypo56b35ze) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/bafkreibvtjqob5t4avw63cvccabuyrfbertndl3i2ugvyxrpypo56b35ze) ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/284 "2026-03-13T22:14:14Z")
It really doesn’t look any different. So that would be $400 million well spent? ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/285 "2026-03-14T02:21:41Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > So that would be $400 million well spent? Of course! 399.99 million into Trump’s pocket. 10 grand on some AI images done by a 22 year old intern. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/286 "2026-03-14T14:16:54Z")
It’s so fucking weird that not more people think it’s fucking weird that he would put his name over Kennedy’s. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/287 "2026-03-14T14:22:08Z")
Who would expect anything else from him? ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/288 "2026-03-14T14:59:35Z")
This is the same guy that delayed sending out covid stimulus checks because he wanted _his_ name on them. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/289 "2026-03-14T16:24:08Z")
> In interviews, Davidson mentioned that she was excited for her new role in Los Angeles, and eager to get away from the politicization of the Kennedy Center as of late. > > Davidson told The New York Times that it’s been “no secret” that it’s been a hard year and she started to look for new opportunities months ago. She originally had hoped to stay with the NSO through their 100th anniversary, which will be in 2031. > > Davidson also mentioned how she was unhappy with the lack of information from the Kennedy Center board, which was appointed by the Trump administration. She called the upcoming July 4 closure as a reason she couldn’t be an effective leader in the current political climate. > **[Executive Director of the National Symphony Orchestra Steps Down | The...](https://georgetowner.com/articles/2026/03/11/executive-director-of-the-national-symphony-orchestra-steps-down/)** > > The director of the National Symphony Orchestra, Jean Davidson, unexpectedly resigned from her position earlier on March 6, resulting in another blow to the ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/290 "2026-03-17T15:55:13Z")
Which, to give his administration a tiny speck of credit, was a good idea. I doubt it was his idea, but still. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/291 "2026-03-17T17:55:25Z")
As a general rule of thumb is safe to think that the good idea (stimulus) wasn’t his but the bad idea (delaying them until they had his signature) was. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/292 "2026-03-18T01:23:41Z")
That’s usually a safe bet on anything, yeah. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/293 "2026-03-25T19:41:20Z")
Some very smart, talented people are fighting back: [Trump Takes Aim at the Kennedy Center - Architects Launch Legal Revolt](https://www.architectmagazine.com/design/trump-takes-aim-at-the-kennedy-center-architects-launch-legal-revolt) ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/294 "2026-05-29T19:51:58Z")
A federal judge has ordered Trump’s name removed and blocked it from closing. > **[Judge says Trump can’t add his name to Kennedy Center and blocks planned...](https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/29/politics/judge-trump-cant-add-name-to-kennedy-center-or-close)** > > A federal judge on Friday blocked the Kennedy Center from temporarily closing its doors for a yearslong renovation and said its board violated the law when it added President Donald Trump’s name to the historic performing arts venue. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/295 "2026-05-29T20:00:04Z")
Does this maybe make it to the supremes? Because it would be nice for people to be able to make plans to attend the de-shittification of the ediface. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/296 "2026-05-29T21:39:03Z")
Trump crashes out, surrenders, and says “Fine, I never really wanted the Kennedy Center anyway, Congress can have it”. [![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55301922126_a87eb45623.jpg) ](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55301922126_a87eb45623.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/297 "2026-05-29T21:50:28Z")
Here’s a screenshot with a few more pixels. [![](https://i.imgur.com/zJx3wtw.png) ](https://i.imgur.com/zJx3wtw.png) ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/298 "2026-05-29T22:03:41Z")
If someone made that up as a parody, pretending that the president of the United States was a six-year-old toddler, they could not have done a better job than the actual Toddler-in-Chief himself. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/299 "2026-05-29T22:07:46Z")
Oh god: he’ll be crying about this at every opportunity for the next two years. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/300 "2026-05-29T22:10:08Z")
On the List of offenses by this bozo, this is fairly small potatoes, but I still very much welcome the set back for him. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248.md?page=16)