# 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:** 27
**Author:** ![PhillyGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2026, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/521 "2026-06-15T11:57:39Z")
If Trump’s name was not removed, it would have leaked by now. Too many workers know for sure. Now, I can see the possibility of the outline of where the letters were still showing. The only part of this White House that doesn’t leak is the medical office. ---
**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:** [June 15, 2026, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/522 "2026-06-15T12:07:17Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Note that she is a member of the board of the Kennedy Center and was the plaintiff in the lawsuit forcing Trump’s name to be removed so I don’t think she’s lying. She may have seen behind the curtain. I agree, i was just pointing out that if Czarcasm was looking for proof beyond taking someone’s word for it, this video wouldn’t provide that. > [@PhillyGuy](#): > > If Trump’s name was not removed, it would have leaked by now. I think it’s just as likely that if it was removed it would’ve been leaked by now. The fact that we haven’t seen any leaked pictures one way or the other makes me wonder if they’ve banned phones/cameras in that area. I wonder if anyone is willing to take their chances with a drone. From the pictures, it doesn’t look like the tarp continues over the top. ---
**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 15, 2026, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/523 "2026-06-15T12:23:23Z")
All it would take is a couple of J6rs to knock over those little barricades, but alas, J6rs would lack the motivation. Or, I suppose, if someone would ask the above mentioned congresswoman if she’s seen it with her own eyes. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2026, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/524 "2026-06-15T12:23:27Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > I wonder if anyone is willing to take their chances with a drone. From the pictures, it doesn’t look like the tarp continues over the top. My thoughts exactly. ---
**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 15, 2026, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/525 "2026-06-15T12:28:19Z")
I’m surprised some scofflaw hasn’t hopped over the barricades and ran behind the curtain. Couldn’t be much more than a trespassing ticket I wouldn’t think. ---
**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 15, 2026, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/526 "2026-06-15T12:30:35Z")
Start a rumor that they put Obama’s name up there. That shit will be torn down by noon. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2026, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/527 "2026-06-15T12:57:23Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > All it would take is a couple of J6rs to knock over those little barricades, but alas, J6rs would lack the motivation. Or a Cairn Terrier with sufficiently strong jaws. ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/528 "2026-06-15T13:39:56Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > given that half the world is watching Hyperbole sure ain’t what it used to be. I can see how the removal is tangible evidence of replacing the defacing but be honest, if you really wanted to cock a snook, having the task done subject to occupational health and safety regulations seems to lack a certain popular insolence. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/529 "2026-06-15T14:04:43Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > could see that, but given that half the world is watching, a few pictures from behind the tarp showing that the name has been removed would go a long way in getting people off his case. Trump does not want people off his case. He wants people talking about him all the time. He does not care what you say about him as long as you spell his name right. ---
**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:** [June 15, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/530 "2026-06-15T14:38:44Z")
> [@penultima\_thule](#): > > I can see how the removal is tangible evidence of replacing the defacing but be honest, if you really wanted to cock a snook, having the task done subject to occupational health and safety regulations seems to lack a certain popular insolence. Huh?? ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/531 "2026-06-15T14:41:21Z")
Ditto, maybe they meant ‘insouciance’? ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2026, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/532 "2026-06-15T15:01:58Z")
The last word is the least confusing part of that sentence. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/533 "2026-06-15T15:02:49Z")
I responded in jest. There was clearly a canyon between intent and execution in that post ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2026, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/534 "2026-06-15T16:15:27Z")
> [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](#): > > Or a Cairn Terrier with sufficiently strong jaws. That’s a wizard idea! ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2026, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/535 "2026-06-15T17:38:56Z")
I’m in Toto agreement ---
**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:** [June 15, 2026, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/536 "2026-06-15T19:21:35Z")
If I’m reading this correctly, Trump is concerned that by reverting the name, all donations made to The Trump Kennedy Center will have to be returned. So what’s his plan? Easy, start a new fund called “The Trump Kennedy Center” [and I’m speculating here] so all that money goes to him instead. > **[Kennedy Center to establish new endowment in Trump's name after court forces...](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-kennedy-center-fund-name-removed/)** > > The establishment of the fund comes less than two weeks after a judge ruled the Kennedy Center's board acted unlawfully in adding the president's name to the performing arts center. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2026, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/537 "2026-06-15T19:48:19Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > “The Trump Kennedy Center” [and I’m speculating here] so all that money goes to him instead. Write a check for a dime, Trump will cash it. ---
**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 15, 2026, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/538 "2026-06-15T20:02:44Z")
Now they have arranged the tarp so you can’t see up from underneath it. They are not going to take it down, ever. They think they are so clever. [![](https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/6a300df72e41c854e57b3230/Trump-Kennedy-Center/0x0.jpg?format=jpg&crop=3345,1883,x0,y98,safe&width=1440) ](https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/6a300df72e41c854e57b3230/Trump-Kennedy-Center/0x0.jpg?format=jpg&crop=3345,1883,x0,y98,safe&width=1440) ---
**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 15, 2026, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/539 "2026-06-15T20:06:56Z")
Better picture of it. [![](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/hGR279jEEP4JZqAyU7bjEA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTE5MjA7aD0xMDgwO2NmPXdlYnA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/cnn_articles_875/9e824c80c6e36ab0945637c4e4695662) ](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/hGR279jEEP4JZqAyU7bjEA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTE5MjA7aD0xMDgwO2NmPXdlYnA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/cnn_articles_875/9e824c80c6e36ab0945637c4e4695662) ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2026, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248/540 "2026-06-15T20:08:29Z")
Never thought I’d see the day when our president resorts to “sitcom character pretending he has a winning scratch-off card” tactics. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YJ5bCun5Jhg/hqdefault.jpg "Three liberty bells! [The Simpsons]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ5bCun5Jhg) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248.md?page=26) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248.md?page=28)