🔗 Share this article John F. Kennedy Center Votes for Significant Name Change to Trump-Kennedy Performing Arts Center, As Stated by Administration Statement. Image Source The leadership board of the iconic performing arts venue has decided to be renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center, as confirmed by the White House. White House Spokesperson Karoline Leavitt announced via a post that the board's vote was unified, citing "the extraordinary job President Trump has done over the last year in saving the building." "This will be a truly great team long into the future! The building will no doubt achieve new levels of prestige and accomplishment," Leavitt noted. The intended name change is expected to be extremely contentious, notably in Washington, D.C., where the center has been an architectural and cultural icon since its completion and original naming for President John F. Kennedy. Recent History of the Center Not long after beginning his term, President Donald Trump replaced all the center's incumbent trustees and appointed allies in their place. The newly constituted board subsequently voted to name Trump the chairman. The president later secured approximately $257 million in congressional funding to finance significant upgrades and associated costs at the national venue. Inception The concept for a federal performing arts center began in the 1950s. Following the murder of President John F. Kennedy, the 35th president, in 1963, the planned venue was christened the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. This report is being updated. More details will be published soon.