John F. Kennedy

An animated GIF of Donald Trump hiding behind the John F. Kennedy bust at the Kennedy Center.

TESTAMENT OF YOUTH

I Sang to Open the Kennedy Center. Trump’s Reign Appalls Me

Tom Hotchkiss was just 11 when he was part of the Kennedy Center’s inauguration.

Michael Daly

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event after signing an executive order renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 27, 2026.

PETULANT PRESIDENT

Trump Disaster Drives Kennedy Center Honors From Home

The institution’s namesake event won’t happen there for the first time ever.

Sarah-Jane Collins

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures

JFK’s Family Skewers Trump After Kennedy Center Tantrum

“We will not be bullied into silence or submission,” Kerry Kennedy said.

Isabel van Brugen

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‘HOW NARCISSISTIC’

JFK’s Nieces Sound Alarm on Trump’s Kennedy Center Plot

“This is hostage taking by the president of the United States,” John F. Kennedy’s niece Kerry Kennedy warned.

Erkki Forster

Donald Trump crushes the Kennedy Center.

KNOCK DOWN OFFER

Trump Threatens to Crush Kennedy Center If Name Is Removed

The warning is the first time the administration has floated the idea of knocking down the center if Trump doesn’t get his way.

Farrah Tomazin

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‘REALLY WEIRD STUFF’

MS Now Star Brutally Compares Trump to Notorious Dictator

“He’s totally high on his own supply,” one panelist said in response to Trump’s ego trip.

Erkki Forster