At trumpkennedycenter.org, for instance, one will discover a website that means guests “Ring within the New 12 months with a efficiency by The Epstein Dancers,” presumably a reference to Trump’s historical past with convicted intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein. An altered emblem for the middle seems beneath, blackened by redactions just like these discovered within the just lately launched information from the Division of Justice investigation into Epstein’s crimes.

“Welcome to TrumpKennedyCenter.org,” a word on the positioning reads. “A nationwide cultural heart devoted to legacy, loyalty, and the cautious presentation of historical past. Right here, custom is preserved, narratives are curated, and performances are elevated past mere artwork. What’s remembered issues. What’s omitted issues extra. We invite you to expertise tradition as authority, pageantry as reality, and excellence as outlined by these in energy.”

It is unclear how lengthy that URL can be helpful, nonetheless. On Monday, Ohio Democratic Consultant Joyce Beatty filed a lawsuit to pressure the removing of Trump’s identify from the middle, saying in her submitting that the identify change violates the Structure. “Solely Congress has the authority to rename the Kennedy Heart. President Trump and his cronies should not be allowed to trample federal legislation and bypass Congress to feed his ego,” Beatty stated in a press release. “This whole course of has been an entire shame to this cherished establishment and the individuals it serves. These illegal actions should be blocked earlier than any additional harm is completed.”

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Rose Kennedy, Edward M Kennedy Jr, Joan Bennett Kennedy, and Edward M ‘Ted’ Kennedy on the opening efficiency on the John F Kennedy Heart for the Performing Arts, Washington DC, September 8, 1971.

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