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Beatty Accuses Kennedy Center of Censorship Over Trump Renaming

12/19/2025

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Beatty Accuses Censorship

Rep. Joyce Beatty accused the Kennedy Center board of misleading the public about a vote to rename the center after U.S. President Donald Trump, and she said she was muted.
Beatty labeled the process censorship and said the vote did not reflect consensus.
Jack Schlossberg, JFK's grandson, criticized the renaming, arguing it violates federal law, diminishes John F. Kennedy's legacy, and that Trump's actions suppress free expression.

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Beatty Accuses Censorship

Rep. Joyce Beatty accused the Kennedy Center board of misleading the public about a vote to rename the center after U.S. President Donald Trump, and she said she was muted.
Beatty labeled the process censorship and said the vote did not reflect consensus.
Jack Schlossberg, JFK's grandson, criticized the renaming, arguing it violates federal law, diminishes John F. Kennedy's legacy, and that Trump's actions suppress free expression.

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