Trump is trying to blackmail the Kennedy Center into putting his name on it. They should refuse.
Remember Kipling's warning about paying the Danegeld.
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“The president is counting on the board’s civic spirit and affection for the institution—neither of which he evidently possesses—to strong-arm it into giving him what the law and courts would not allow”
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Behold, the leadership of this head of state. It would be easy to lose faith in Democracy .
“the Kennedy Center is warning that it will likely go bankrupt. Unless, that is, Trump gets to put his name back on the wall next to that of his slain predecessor.”
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"The president is counting on the board’s civic spirit and affection for the institution—neither of which he evidently possesses—to strong-arm it into giving him what the law and courts would not allow." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Donald Trump’s latest attempt to attach his name to the Kennedy Center is just another shakedown—and there’s only one way that the institute’s top officials should respond, Tom Nichols argues: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Just so you understand the "TAKE OVER" of our KENNEDY CENTER.
Correct, the only correct thing to do is say no as many times as it takes.
If it truely goes bankrupt it is due to horrible mgt. FDT bankrupts things. Our nation, it's people, casinos, other business ventures.
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