Kennedy Center Renamed for President Donald Trump, JFK’s Grandson Jack Schlossberg Claims Vote ‘Not Unanimous’

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will be renamed, according to President Donald Trump’s administration.

In a post shared to X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, December 18, by Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary announced, “I have just been informed that the highly respected Board of the Kennedy Center, some of the most successful people from all parts of the world, have just voted unanimously to rename the Kennedy Center to the Trump-Kennedy Center, because of the unbelievable work President Trump has done over the last year in saving the building.”

“Congratulations to President Donald J. Trump, and likewise, congratulations to President Kennedy, because this will be a truly great team long into the future,” she added. “The building will no doubt attain new levels of success and grandeur.”

The 79-year-old Apprentice alum repeatedly said he planned to make changes to the Kennedy Center, which was dedicated to John F. Kennedy in 1964 as a “living memorial” to the former president following his assassination.

CNN reported that the vote to add Trump’s name to the historic building took place during a board meeting, according to a source, and that Trump called in.

“The unanimous vote recognizes that the current Chairman saved the institution from financial ruin and physical destruction,” center spokeswoman Roma Daravi said in a statement, per CNN.

However, JFK’s grandson, Jack Schlossberg — who has openly opposed any changes to the building — claimed via X, “Microphones were muted and the board meeting and vote NOT unanimous.”

The 32-year-old, who is running for Congress, added, “Trump explicitly motivated to act by JACK FOR NEW YORK. Our campaign represents everything Trump can’t stand or defeat.”

Earlier this year, Schlossberg condemned Trump’s changes to the White House, particularly his decision to demolish parts of the historic Rose Garden beside the West Wing and the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden beside the East Wing.

Referring to his grandmother Jacqueline Kennedy, Schlossberg wrote on Instagram, “My grandmother saw America in full color — Trump sees black and white. Where she planted flowers, he poured concrete.”

“Her Rose Garden is gone, but the spirit of the Kennedy White House lives on — in the young at heart, the strong in spirit, and in a new generation answering the call to service,” he continued. “A year from now, we’ll get our last chance to stop Trump. History is watching. We need leaders with courage, conviction and who actually care.”