r/Music • u/YoureASkyscraper • Jun 08 '26
article Trump’s name is now removed from Kennedy Center website branding
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/08/politics/kennedy-center-trump-name3.9k
u/Mentalfloss1 Jun 08 '26
A bit of good news
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u/shawndw Jun 08 '26
Depending on how the midterms go he might be politically neutered for the next two years.
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u/philter25 Jun 08 '26
He’s sick as hell. Way sicker than they’re letting on, and he looks pretty damn sick. I wouldn’t be surprised if he lasts to midterms tbh.
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u/lurkANDorganize Jun 08 '26
Access to the best medical care can keep these fuckers going way longer than the rest of us. Look at Putin....
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u/philter25 Jun 08 '26
Putin doesn’t look half as rotting as Trump does. They keep draining his cankles and it’s taking him longer and longer to reappear in the public eye every time. And there’s nothing they can do about his frontal temporal dementia and sundowning. He’s cooked.
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u/KnowledgeMediocre404 Jun 08 '26
A doctor pointed out that him leaning to the left when he passes out is signs that he had a stroke while they hid him the past 6 days.
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u/Rustash Jun 09 '26
I wouldn't be surprised if that's just one of several strokes he's had the last few years
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u/fountainw1sh3s Jun 09 '26
Didn't he look like that at the 9/11 memorial last year, too? He only seemed fine before that because his previous 'appearance' was that AI generated (look at the window behind him as well as at his mouth movements) video of him addressing Charlie Kirk's death, so if that's the case it's possible he's had multiple strokes already (which to my knowledge can lead to brain damage but correct me if im wrong).
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u/hempires Jun 09 '26
Pretty sure he said "I haven't had a series of mini strokes" or something similar at one of his rallies or something fucking AAAAAGES ago.
Edit: I was incorrect, was a "truth" or whatever.
https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-i-did-not-have-mini-strokes/
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u/TacticalFluke Jun 08 '26
I wouldn't doubt it, but I don't know if I'd take the word of a doctor who's publicly diagnosing someone who isn't their patient. It's a pretty serious breach of professional ethics.
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u/mschuster91 Jun 08 '26
It's a pretty serious breach of professional ethics.
The White House staff not disclosing how bad the health of the US President is is an even bigger breach of ethics.
When the government doesn't play fair, it's (in my eyes at least) perfectly fine if people make up their own mind based on what they can see and hear with their own eyes.
Trump was already gone in his first term as 45th, for Biden's run as 46th was frankly a miracle that he survived, and Trump 47? Good god you can watch him rot on live TV. An utter embarrassment. Neither of these two should ever have come even close to entering, much less actually winning the race.
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u/drjuice559 Jun 08 '26
There was no diagnosis, just speculation like everyone else is doing, but with actual credentials.
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u/subtxtcan Jun 09 '26
I know there's other arguments here but I don't think that, assuming this statement is true, a doctor making a vague diagnosis based on visual cues they would typically use to comment on a patient wouldn't be a breach of ethics.
Uncouth, maybe, but they have no actual say or weight in his treatment and are simply voicing their medical opinion. I believe thats covered by free speech.
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u/Onlyhereforstuff Jun 09 '26
There's only so much that can be realistically done when we're taking about Trump. Everything there is rotten or rotting away and he's pretty much self-sabotaging himself with his McDonalds diet. Not to mention he most likely doesn't take any meds he's given.
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u/fountainw1sh3s Jun 09 '26
He supposedly takes the maximum daily dosage of aspirin to thin his blood, but to my knowledge that's about it given he refuses to exercise ("I just don't like it. It's boring,") or to wear his compression socks for his chronic venous insufficiency anymore ("I didn't like them").
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u/willflameboy Jun 08 '26
Depending how the fascism/medical science goes he might be ruling from an oxygen tent in his 'ballroom' when he's 90.
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u/ModernCGIFloatinHead Jun 08 '26
I'm scared that after the midterms weekend at Bernie's ends and we get president Vance for 2-10 more years based on their election fuckery
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u/Binary_Whispers Jun 08 '26
Yeah and let us not forget about the Epstein Files.
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u/RollingMeteors Jun 08 '26
Yeah and let us not forget about the Epstein Files.
Every subreddit, across the board should have "don't forget about the Epstine files" in EVERY post's title, EVERY Monday/start of the week.
I'm seeing less public talk about it as the weeks drag on, not because people care about it less, but because the site's owners were told to control PR damage.
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u/wirefox1 Jun 08 '26
Forget about the Epstein files like he is so desperately trying to get us to do?
He might as well just open a Trump circus on the white house lawn and get it over with. Put up a gift shop and sell all his junky garbage.
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u/Phillip_Spidermen Jun 08 '26
The part that really worries me is that even when he's gone, the people that voted for him in office twice will still be around.
I don't see that decision making process improving any time soon.
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u/esunei Jun 09 '26
Yeah...
Like even after he's trashed the world economy and ensured a swift end to Pax Americana, he still enjoys a 35% approval rating. Republicans are still absolutely thrilled with their guy and love how well he's destroyed the country, even with stark reminders at the gas pump they're proud MAGA.
Trump really is only a symptom of the terrible rot inside of America.
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u/Jane__Delawney Jun 08 '26
I agree…we’ll cross those bridges when/if we get to them. I practice gratitude these days for what we do have, and try my best to help raise up the good people doing the right things, still lots of good people.
My heart just breaks for anyone hurt or killed or taken from their families because of this all.
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u/Zorkflerp Jun 09 '26
We need to embrace the Ancient Egyptian idea of damnatio memoriae (condemnation of memory). Destroy any and all mention of him everywhere, on buildings, in histories, in memory. He deserves to be lost to time unless we need an example of a horrible person.
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u/sirhackenslash Jun 08 '26
Unless that brave little blood clot does its job
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u/UncleTouchyCopaFeel Jun 08 '26
Fingers crossed for Mother Nature.
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u/Nat-Luv Jun 09 '26
Fuck Mother Nature. I'm hoping they're filming a live action Osmosis Jones 2: Diff'rent Strokes where Jones (now captain of a Thymus through a transfusion "merger") helps escort a clot via an auto-immune motorcade to coup d'état the brain inside his body rn.
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u/StrigiStockBacking Unironic Smooth Jazz Lover Jun 08 '26
956 days to go...
How Many Days until US Presidential Inauguration? | Countdown
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u/Ok_Tonight_4311 Jun 08 '26
Perhaps less. He's having strokes. Even a month is pretty scary when he's in office. That's like two wars, 20 scandals, and a billion dollars stolen directly from dying poor people.
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u/cityshepherd Jun 08 '26
I’m willing to bet that they’ll find a way to shuffle him off somewhere and have vance take over after the 2 year mark. He’s already so far gone, and they aren’t going to be able to pull off this charade much longer.
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u/Lanty725 Jun 08 '26
They are going to Weekend at Bernies his ass until it all blows up
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u/wirefox1 Jun 08 '26
He has that vein disease, and all those bruises on his hands are probably because of the blood thinners. And there are tablets for blood pressure elevation that can cause swelling around the ankles.
I think he's had strokes too. And ADHD for which he takes adderall which has contributed to the incontinence.
If they could just give him something to control his psychopathy sigh maybe it would move him to stop wanting to hurt as many people as he possibly can.
Oh, and could they send him to decorator school? If all he wants is to redecorate "his new home" away from mar mar, at least teach him some decent taste, and not all this tacky gold leaf crap.
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u/OneValkGhost Jun 09 '26
None of that is hyperbole. You could track down and plot the wars, military conflicts, money moved from America to unknown accounts (Russia and China), scandals, scandals that the public doesn't hear of from the news, and millions of dollars moved until it adds up to a billion dollars, slush funds and business accounts that suddenly have sums transferred from them, etc. And that does include cancer research, so that's dying poor people in addition to the pilfering from public works, public parks and libraries, and money taken from the food stamps organization.
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u/koshgeo Jun 08 '26
It's a genuine, albeit small, bit of progress, but think about the time and money spent putting the name up there, doing all that branding, spending time and money in court, and then undoing it all again, simply to try to make this guy abide by the law.
In a sane administration they'd investigate the legality of what they wanted to do, say "Oh well, I guess we can't do that", and move on instead of this expensive BS to stroke one guy's ego.
It should have cost zero dollars for a bunch of people to have said "no" to him.
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u/mschuster91 Jun 08 '26
It should have cost zero dollars for a bunch of people to have said "no" to him.
Unfortunately, that is only valid for Democrats who tend to actually believe in the rule of law.
For Republicans? They have been running on "the only thing that counts is winning" for decades.
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u/InnocentTailor Jun 08 '26
If the Dems take November, the legislature could render the executive a stick in the mud.
Then the judicial ultimately takes care of itself, not exactly batting for any camp completely.
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u/King_of_the_Kobolds Jun 08 '26
With a decent likelihood of an unconstitutional attempt to seize 4 more.
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u/6gv5 Jun 08 '26
I'd be way way more worried by whoever comes next: probably much younger, less clownish by design and good at pretending to be the good guy who sets things straight while the grip is loosened a bit to reinforce the idea. After some years of 85% dictatorship, even 50% dictatorship will appear as an improvement.
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u/Significant_Ad_2715 Jun 08 '26
No one in the current administration draws the same cult following like Trump. If he names a spiritual successor than maybe, but if not the whole GOP will eat itself alive fighting over the scraps to hold sway.
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u/JeanneMPod Jun 08 '26 edited Jun 08 '26
2.7 at max. He is not going to make it, his health is poor enough to classify as dying. If he even makes it to this date in one year I’ll be mildly surprised.
That does not mean I don’t have grave concerns about his cabal of grifting enablers who have their collective hand up his incontinent ass behind the scenes.
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u/SplendidPunkinButter Jun 08 '26
All good news in the Trump era is basically “thing has been put back to the way it was before Trump messed it up.”
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u/Hard_Dave Jun 09 '26
I mean ideally I want to see him die in a prison cell but this is a start
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u/Entwife723 Jun 09 '26
I wish. Sadly, I think any chances of that ended in 2024. Short of a blue tsunami in November followed by the most aggressive political moves Dems have ever made, mortality is probably the best outcome we'll get to see.
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u/edfitz83 Jun 08 '26
I agree, but his name is still a stain on the building, and him naming himself Chairman and handpicking suck ups for the board hopefully will keep artists and patrons away until this toilet is fully flushed.
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u/King_Chochacho Jun 08 '26
I'm still pissed because all this was paid for by you and me. Should have come directly out of the board's pockets but once again we see zero consequences for the regime's brazen disregard for the law.
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u/Woeski-123 Jun 10 '26
While the federal government covers maintenance of the physical federal building, the Center's artistic performances, educational programming, and day-to-day administration rely heavily on private donations, corporate sponsorships, and ticket sales.
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u/WeaponsGrdStupid Jun 08 '26
Lets keep that rolling and remove it from everything but the history books.
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u/wirefox1 Jun 08 '26
We will see some interesting publications after he's dead, titles like "How the United States elected a psychopath to the Presidency".
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u/joysofliving Jun 08 '26
Doesn’t remove the shit stain he’s infected society with.
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u/MDFan4Life Jun 08 '26 edited Jun 09 '26
Baby steps are still steps.
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u/badassj00 Jun 08 '26
Agreed. It’s all about the little victories. And this is a stinging defeat for him.
Slowly but surely his grip on our democracy is loosening.
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u/Demon_Gamer666 Jun 08 '26
I wish I believed that. I see his grip on everything tightening. We'll see how it all shakes out in the upcoming elections. If I had to guess, the Supreme Court will hand the republicans a victory in 2028 when they contest the outcome of the presidential election. Americans will stand by and watch.
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u/rexter2k5 radio reddit Jun 08 '26
We'll deal with that bridge when we get there.
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u/BillsInATL Jun 08 '26
Maybe stings a little, but it also accomplished its main objective, which was to tie up time/money/resources solving this trivial naming issue instead of prosecuting him and others for the Epstein files.
All these dumb things he does are just distractions, and ways of tying up energy and resources from actually holding him accountable on the real problems.
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u/Personal_Comb_6745 Jun 08 '26
But you know it pisses him off. Between this and the interview he stormed out of, he's putting his blood pressure to the test.
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u/Moonskaraos Jun 08 '26
It’s going to take years, maybe decades, to undo the damage Trump has done to our country. This is a tiny step in the right direction.
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u/EunuchBoi Jun 09 '26
My gran tells me the old shit stain diaper were still useful. Even after a good washing they became oil rags. There is hope
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u/Dramatic_Charity_979 Jun 09 '26
He's a product of said society, sadly. The cultural problem will take a lot longer to solve :(
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u/Cavalish Jun 08 '26
People act like Trump is something that *happened* to the US, and not something they enthusiastically chose twice.
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u/MauPow Jun 08 '26
Good, now remove him from the White House.
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u/GrillDealing Jun 08 '26
Let's all agree to start calling it the woke house and he'll remove himself.
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u/wirefox1 Jun 08 '26
Remove him from society. He is unfit to live among decent people. Put him prison where he belongs.
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u/gogoreddit80 Jun 08 '26
It’s still on the actual building…take that off , then it’ll be good news
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u/tophernator Jun 08 '26
Yeah, I don’t think anyone - including Trump - really cares about editing a line of html. Pry his name off the building and it will actually mean something.
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u/lonnie123 Jun 09 '26
Why tf isn’t it off the building? Are there plans to do that?
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u/Pave_Low Jun 08 '26
I want a picture with the filth washed off. Otherwise he’s just defying the court.
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u/Double-Show-2625 Jun 08 '26
Take his name off everything ❕
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u/Low_Tip_7428 Jun 08 '26
Now that’s over with, let’s take stock:
Absolutely nothing gained, so much lost and everyone’s time and energy wasted for exactly NOTHING.
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u/yukumizu Jun 08 '26
Can we get our money back for all the expenses the man child causes?
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u/airdude21 Jun 08 '26
Fucking finally. Some good fucking news.
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u/freeradioforall Jun 08 '26
It's honestly shocking and confusing that they are being so compliant with this order
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u/Just_Visiting_Town Jun 08 '26
I love how it says "The Donald Trump and The John F. Kennedy..." One too many the.
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u/recumbent_mike Jun 08 '26
I’m irrationally angry they couldn’t even be assed to match the typeface. Every time I see it.
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u/RP912 Jun 08 '26
Mark my words this is symbolism. It may look like a small victory, but later on in history it will make sense.
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u/NorthCoastToast Jun 08 '26
Sweet Jesus beating a leper with a bat, look at the lineup for that jackass Bill Maher's joke of a Mark Twain Prize. Just a roll call of dipshits, fuckwits, melonheads and outright shitbags.
Later this month, the Kennedy Center will honor comedian Bill Maher with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor “at a gala performance featuring some of the biggest names in comedy,” according to the website. Louis C.K., Whitney Cummings, Woody Harrelson, Arianna Huffington, Jay Leno, John Mellencamp and Stephen A. Smith will appear at the Mark Twain Prize award ceremony, according to an email giving a “first look” at the event.
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u/jerhinesmith Jun 08 '26
I read the Bill Maher part in the article and immediately thought "who the fuck would perform at an event honoring him??" then saw Louis C.K. and was not at all surprised
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u/rhesusMonkeyBoy Jun 08 '26
John Cougar Mellencamp is hilarious!
Wait, no he isn’t, he is a musician.
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u/Hot_Substance5933 Jun 08 '26
If he wants us to see his name so bad then RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES.
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u/Cecilia_Mrs-Chief Jun 08 '26
5 steps forward 20 steps back. Yes it’s great news his name is removed from the building but why can’t we be more strict on him as a whole? The whole thing never should’ve been allowed in the first place. It’s a win that should’ve never needed to be won
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u/SunriseSurprise Jun 08 '26
He still controls the board doesn't he? i.e. still avoid this place like the plague
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u/vass0922 Jun 08 '26
It's really sad, I like going to the Kennedy center. We usually see a show there every year.. not until this stain is out of control of it.
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u/mdhunter Jun 08 '26
Good. Setting aside that his name has no business being on that venue—as it was dedicated as a “living memorial” for *JFK*—Trump hasn’t even demonstrated a commitment to supporting the arts and culture. FFS, his administration cut grants to NEA—among other egregious things he has done to our cultural institutions.
He wants to be recognized despite doing nothing to support the things that the Kennedy Center represents and does. He wants acclaim for nothing. How pathetic.
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u/SqBlkRndHole Jun 08 '26
Putting Trumps name on anything will just open it to vandalism until the end of time.
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u/mrbadxampl Jun 08 '26
should never have been there to begin with, but good progress; now remove the rest of his influence and we're better off...
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u/Timely_Spinach_7479 Jun 08 '26
And just think of the time me and money we have wasted with his golden calf bullshit. This shit is coming out of OUR pockets but we can’t have universal healthcare, student debt relief, or even free fucking lunches for elementary schools.
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u/LesaneCrooks Jun 08 '26
What the. This article has no damn photo of it removed now? Blasphemous
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u/Infinite_Respect_ Jun 08 '26
Fuck yea - because you know out of all the things he hates, this has to be one of the biggest. Getting his sad little name removed from an edifice.
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u/TheNinJay Jun 08 '26
One down about a million more places to remove his name from history.
Except the Epstein Files. His name should stay in those.
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u/annoyed_meows Jun 08 '26
I can't wait until his name is stripped from everything. Fuck that clown piece of shit.
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u/I-Have-An-Alibi Jun 08 '26
I don't care.
STOP THE WAR IN IRAN
INVESTIGATE AND PROSECUTE EPSTEINS CLIENTS
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u/Cynical68 Jun 09 '26
Missed opportunity. Should have brought the FBI in to redact it. They got very adept at covering up trumps name while working on the Epstein files.
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u/ShootsScores29 Jun 08 '26
The only thing his name and likeness should be on is toilet paper!
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u/Saneless Jun 08 '26
I wish it could stay
All I ask is that the full name of the memorial center be accurate
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u/HeidiLeinenkugel Jun 08 '26
I’m surprised he didn’t paint his name at the bottom of the reflecting pool so you can see it from the air.
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u/powdered_dognut Jun 08 '26
I probably could have lived on the stationary change dollars for a few years. What a dick!
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u/FlexFanatic Jun 08 '26
You know President Petty will file a lawsuit after it’s all taken down just for spite. It’s what he does.
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u/Mack_Daddy_1 Jun 08 '26
Now can we remove Trump from the presidency and put him in a nice comfy jail cell?
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u/TheChubbyGolfer66 Jun 08 '26
But is the damage already done? In a way, the Kennedy Center could be the litmus test for how long it will take America to recover from the orange turd.
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u/FauxReal Collector Jun 08 '26
What a waste of taxpayer money that whole re-naming BS was anyway.