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Republicans Want to Name Kennedy Center Opera House 'Melania Trump'

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00:00Republicans Want to Name Kennedy Center Opera House Melania Trump

00:10Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives have proposed changing the name of the Opera

00:15House at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington to that of Melania

00:20Trump. Dear viewers, if you like this news, please like it and share your comments in the comment

00:26box. On Tuesday, during a debate on the 2026 budget, the Republican-controlled House Appropriations

00:33Committee tied funding to this name change in a condition passed by one vote. NDTV reported this

00:39news in a report on Wednesday, July 23. Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson introduced an amendment

00:46to name it First Lady Melania Trump Opera House, stating, It's an excellent way to recognize her

00:52commitment and contributions to promoting and supporting the arts. This comes at a time when

00:58President Donald Trump has intensified efforts to take control of the Kennedy Center. In February,

01:04he dismissed board members, appointed himself chairman, and removed the longtime president,

01:10replacing him with his close confidant Richard Grinnell. Trump criticized the institution for

01:15being too woke and appointed White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Deputy Chief of Staff Dan

01:21Scavino, and Second Lady Usha Vance as trustees. When he attended the opening of the hit musical

01:27Les Miserables in June, both applause and boos were heard during Trump's presence.

01:33Republicans are taking various steps to commemorate Trump's legacy in his second term. This includes

01:39a proposal to name Washington's Dulles International Airport after him. Additionally, proposals have come

01:46before Congress to replace Benjamin Franklin's image on the $100 bill with Trump's, carve Trump's face

01:52on Mount Rushmore, declare a national holiday in Trump's name, and relaunch Washington's metro service

01:58as Trump train. This amendment to change the name of the Kennedy Center is primarily linked to the 2026

02:05Interior Department and Environmental Protection Agency funding bill. However, the name change of this

02:12Republican's 2,364-seat theater will only take effect if approved by both chambers of Congress.

02:19Currently, Republicans have 53 seats in the Senate and need 60 votes to pass the budget.

02:24So Democrats may have an opportunity to remove this amendment before the final vote.

02:29Democratic Party is now the Republican Center for the Performance Center for the Performing Arts

02:43in the Senate and the Senate and ngala have been established by the President Trump's name.

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