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turbinetree

(27,835 posts)
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 09:25 AM 1 hr ago

Mystery revelation emerges in last-ditch Trump Kennedy Center fight

By Tom Boggioni
Published July 1, 2026 8:12 AM ET

Lawyers representing Donald Trump in his battle to keep his name on the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts threw a new wrinkle at the court on Tuesday.

According to a report from The Atlantic, Department of Justice lawyers representing the Kennedy Center on Tuesday urged a federal appeals court to restore Donald Trump’s name to the institution, warning it puts in jeopardy “hundreds of millions” of dollars in gifts and pledges belonging to an "entity, unheard-of until this month, called the Trump Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Foundation."

The foundation emerged suddenly, raising immediate red flags and catching many by surprise.

https://www.rawstory.com/kennedy-center-trump-2677140034/

I have an idea how about starting a company for outside port-a-potty toilets that says trump toilets take a shit and they are all orange with black letters saying trump shitters ............on them ............

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SunSeeker

(58,438 posts)
1. Any alleged loss of donations is totally irrelevant. The law is the law.
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 09:31 AM
1 hr ago

Only CONGRESS can change the name of the Kennedy Center.

turbinetree

(27,835 posts)
3. You and I know this..................but someone needs to say enough is enough...............
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 09:39 AM
1 hr ago

kentuck

(116,118 posts)
4. That's why he wants to keep the tarp up?
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 09:43 AM
1 hr ago

Until the Court approves his name on the Center? Then he will make a big public showing?

FakeNoose

(43,122 posts)
5. I'd like to know why DoJ lawyers are suddenly involved in private foundation business?
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 09:47 AM
1 hr ago

After all, The Kennedy Center is a private foundation ....

Either this story is a scam, or the Department of Justice is no longer representing "the people" in any way.

Ritabert

(2,840 posts)
9. Trust no promises of money coming from this gang.
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 10:05 AM
1 hr ago

We the taxpayers end up paying for everything: ballroom, black granite floor on the colonnade, Reflecting Pool mess, public golf course refurb, America 250, etc.

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