Yeah, so that never happened.
However, on Thursday, we got news that it would be renamed to the “Trump-Kennedy Center.”
For those who don’t know, Trump appointed himself chairman of the Kennedy Center board and replaced multiple board members with Trump loyalists.
So, as you all know, Maria Shriver is JFK’s niece.
Her response to the news is going super viral:
“The Kennedy Center was named after my uncle, President John F Kennedy. It was named in his honor. He was a man who was interested in the arts, interested in culture, interested in education, language, history. He brought the arts into the White House, and he and my Aunt Jackie amplified the arts, celebrated the arts, stood up for the arts and artists.”
“It is beyond comprehension that this sitting president has sought to rename this great memorial dedicated to President Kennedy. It is beyond wild that he would think adding his name in front of President Kennedy’s name is acceptable. It is not.”
“Next thing perhaps he will want to rename JFK Airport, rename the Lincoln Memorial, the Trump Lincoln Memorial. The Trump Jefferson Memorial. The Trump Smithsonian. The list goes on.”
“Can we not see what is happening here? C’mon, my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny. This is way beneath the stature of the job. It’s downright weird. It’s obsessive in a weird way. Just when you think somone can’t stoop any lower, down they go…”
This isn’t the first time a member of JFK’s family has brought up Trump’s obsession with him.
Earlier this year, JFK’s nephew, Jack Schlossberg, posted about it: “President Trump is obsessed with my grandfather — but not in his life or what he achieved in it. No, just like @robertfkennedyjr @realdonaldtrump is only interested in JFK’s carcass.”
In the viral thread, he brought up the Kennedy Center: “JFK celebrated the arts and culture. Trump attacks artist’s identities, took over the Kennedy center just to empty it out and pave it gold.”