John F. Kennedy Center Set for Major Name Change to Trump-Kennedy Center, Per Administration Statement.

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The leadership board of the iconic performing arts venue has approved a measure to adopt a new name the Trump-Kennedy Center, as confirmed by the White House.

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt declared online that the board's vote was unified, crediting "the extraordinary job President Trump has done over the last year in preserving the building."

"This will be a truly great team long into the future! The building will no doubt attain new levels of success and grandeur," Leavitt noted.

The planned renaming is shaping up as extremely contentious, notably in Washington, D.C., where the center has been an architectural and cultural icon since its founding and christening for President John F. Kennedy.

Recent History of the Institution

Soon after assuming the presidency, President Donald Trump replaced all the center's incumbent trustees and named allies in their place. The newly constituted board later moved to name Trump the chairman.

The president later secured approximately $257 million in federal funds to pay for significant upgrades and other financial needs at the historic venue.

Inception

The concept for a federal performing arts center originated in the 1950s. Following the tragic death of President John F. Kennedy, the 35th president, in 1963, the future venue was named in his honor.

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