# 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:** 21
**Author:** ![Pazu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pazu/32/15522_2.png) [@Pazu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pazu)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/401 "2026-06-12T18:00:59Z")
The scaffolding is now taller than it was last time I checked! šŸ˜€ One thing I like about the livestream is that theyā€™re also posting updates. When I looked just now, it stated that the request for a stay on the name removal order had been denied. ---
**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:** [June 12, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/402 "2026-06-12T18:06:21Z")
Would someone have a link to the livestream, please? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/403 "2026-06-12T18:07:28Z")
@Pazu provided the link. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/404 "2026-06-12T18:10:43Z")
If the workers donā€™t show up until tomorrow (or later), and there are no armed guards, I think an ā€œaccidentā€ will happen to the scaffolding. ---
**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:** [June 12, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/405 "2026-06-12T18:15:59Z")
I wonder why they needed all that scaffolding. Perfect job for a simple scissor lift. Two guys tops and no set and tear down. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/406 "2026-06-12T18:16:28Z")
That link says that another live link has reported that the workers are on break. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/407 "2026-06-12T18:17:15Z")
Uh, what link? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/408 "2026-06-12T18:17:26Z")
BTW, how long did it take to put the extra lettering up in the first place? ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/409 "2026-06-12T18:18:13Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > I wonder why they needed all that scaffolding. Perfect job for a simple scissor lift. Two guys tops and no set and tear down. Delaying tactic. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/410 "2026-06-12T18:18:16Z")
> [@Pazu](#): > > Thereā€™s a livestream from a Kennedy Center street cam. Looks like some scaffolding has gone up. > > [Take the Name Down: Kennedy Center Live Cam - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/live/BslwLBRuvgE) This one. ---
**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:** [June 12, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/411 "2026-06-12T18:18:48Z")
Ooops, I donā€™t know how I missed that. ---
**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:** [June 12, 2026, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/412 "2026-06-12T18:23:11Z")
I hope the front of the Center is more attractive in person than every picture Iā€™ve seen of it. To me it looks a bit Soviet. And those columns are ugmo šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/413 "2026-06-12T19:06:03Z")
Looks like a crowd is gathering. And some folks with safety vests came back. The scaffolding is wrong for this project. Doesnā€™t surprise me in the least. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/414 "2026-06-12T19:11:20Z")
A clearer link: [šŸ”“LIVE | Crews set to remove Trumpā€™s name from Kennedy Center](https://www.youtube.com/live/icQVE8vV0AA) ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/415 "2026-06-12T19:27:40Z")
Thanks for that link. The guys donā€™t seem to be doing much, but the running comments are hilarious! ---
**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:** [June 12, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/416 "2026-06-12T19:37:01Z")
There are at least 12 guys there, and they appear to be working on the scaffolding itself. The scaffolding makes no sense as thereā€™s not enough of it on the left side to reach the leftmost letters, and thereā€™s too much being built on the right-hand side. The whole thing looks fishy to me. Maybe itā€™s just there as a defense against actual workers who might come by to remove the letters! šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/417 "2026-06-12T19:43:37Z")
One MAGA idiot keeps posting ā€œā€‹ā€‹Did you know that Eric Clapton threw his son out of a window because he had diaper rash?ā€ over and over and over again. ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/418 "2026-06-12T19:46:16Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > The scaffolding makes no sense as thereā€™s not enough of it on the left side to reach the leftmost letters, and thereā€™s too much being built on the right-hand side. Yeah, this. Are they going to leave THE DO up there? It looks like pointless busy work right now. > [@wolfpup](#): > > Maybe itā€™s just there as a defense against actual workers who might come by to remove the letters! Would not surprise me in the least. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/419 "2026-06-12T19:56:30Z")
Yeah, that Eric Clapton guy is tedious. Other posters are blocking him, apparently. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/420 "2026-06-12T19:59:40Z")
Aaandā€¦they all came down from the scaffolding and left the area. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248.md?page=20) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248.md?page=22)