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The Trump Kennedy Center: Trumpgrad's Newest Attraction

The president is slapping his name and face on things like a five-year-old with a sticker book.

Uriel Epshtein

Dec 18, 2025






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Uriel Epshtein is the CEO of the Renew Democracy Initiative.

Donald Trump likes to put his name on things.

Call it a family tradition. Worn-down wooden signs emblazoned with “Trump Village” in front of Coney Island apartment blocks are a holdover of the real estate career of Fred Trump, the president’s father. The prodigal son upgraded his dad’s style with the now-familiar golden letters that announce the entrance to Trump Tower and any number of other properties.

Those golden letters will soon adorn the Kennedy Center—excuse me, the Trump Kennedy Center. The cultural institution’s Trump-appointed board voted for the renaming earlier today.

It’s perfectly appropriate to have institutions named for deceased and former leaders to preserve the memory of their service and accomplishments. There’s also no problem....

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