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Kennedy Family Slams Controversial Kennedy Center Name Change

12/26/2025

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Relatives of John F. Kennedy criticized the renaming of The Kennedy Center as 'downright weird'.
Maria Shriver and Kerry Kennedy voiced discontent, and Kerry Kennedy threatened to remove U.S. President Donald Trump's name from the building.
John F. Kennedy's grandson Jack Schlossberg alleged the name-change vote was not unanimous and that board microphones were muted.
Musician Chuck Redd canceled his annual Christmas Eve concert at the center in protest.

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Relatives of John F. Kennedy criticized the renaming of The Kennedy Center as 'downright weird'.
Maria Shriver and Kerry Kennedy voiced discontent, and Kerry Kennedy threatened to remove U.S. President Donald Trump's name from the building.
John F. Kennedy's grandson Jack Schlossberg alleged the name-change vote was not unanimous and that board microphones were muted.
Musician Chuck Redd canceled his annual Christmas Eve concert at the center in protest.