{"id":2524254,"date":"2025-12-23T09:41:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T14:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beatty-sues-trump-and-grenell-over-kennedy-center-name-change\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T09:43:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T14:43:04","slug":"beatty-sues-trump-and-grenell-over-kennedy-center-name-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beatty-sues-trump-and-grenell-over-kennedy-center-name-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Beatty sues Trump and Grenell over Kennedy Center name change"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbeatty-sues-trump-and-grenell-over-kennedy-center-name-change%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2524254&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Joyce Beatty (D\u2011Ohio) sued to block the renaming of the John F. Kennedy Center to the Trump\u2011Kennedy center, filing in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Beatty argues the center was named by statute after President Kennedy, so only Congress can change its name, and she seeks a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-d-a-s-challenge-new-rule-that-could-make-76000-inmates-eligible-for-early-release\/\" title=\"California D.A.s Challenge New Rule That Could Make 76,000 Inmates Eligible For Early Release\">court order declaring<\/a> the board&#8217;s vote void, restoring the original name, barring further renaming, and removing any trump\u2011Kennedy signage. Beatty-an ex officio board member-says she was muted when she tried to oppose the vote; Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell responded that ex officio members do not have voting rights. The lawsuit names trustees, including former President Trump and Grenell, many of whom were added after Trump restructured the board in 2025. The White House,through press secretary Karoline Leavitt,announced and praised the unanimous board vote to rename the center; democrats contend the change is unlawful as it wasn&#8217;t authorized by Congress.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Beatty sues Trump and Grenell over Kennedy Center name change<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2452946\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) filed a lawsuit over the name change of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kennedy-center\/\">John F. Kennedy Center<\/a> to the Trump-Kennedy Center on Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced last week that the building would be <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3926399\/kennedy-center-changing-name-to-trump-kennedy-center-after-unanimous-vote\/\">renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center<\/a> after a board vote, following months of President Donald Trump teasing the move. Beatty filed in the District Court for the District of Columbia on Monday evening, leading the legal charge against the name change, which Democrats have argued is illegal since it was not authorized by Congress.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4356382\/congressional-report-army-at-fault-potomac-plane-crash\/\">Congressional report finds Army at fault for Potomac plane crash<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4355676\/house-oversight-committee-answers-minnesota-somali-fraud-scheme\/\">House Oversight wants answers on Minnesota Somali fraud scheme<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4355430\/ro-khanna-bondi-daily-fine-inherent-contempt-epstein-files\/\">Ro Khanna threatens $5,000 daily fine against Bondi until Epstein files fully released<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Shortly after President Kennedy&rsquo;s assassination, Congress designated the Kennedy Center as the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >sole national memorial<\/a> to the late President within the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-gives-cities-more-power-to-ban-homeless-camps-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Supreme ... gives cities more power to ban homeless camps - Washington Examiner\">nation&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s capital. Because Congress named the center by statute, changing the Kennedy Center&rsquo;s name requires an act of Congress,&rdquo; Beatty wrote in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.dcd.287972\/gov.uscourts.dcd.287972.1.0.pdf\">complaint<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic congresswoman is also an ex officio member of the Kennedy Center&rsquo;s board. She named all trustees of the center, including Trump, and Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell, as defendants. Many of the trustees include Trump&rsquo;s closest allies, as he restructured the board in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The sitting President and his handpicked loyalists renamed this storied center after President Trump. This is a flagrant violation of the rule of law, and it flies in the face of our constitutional order,&rdquo; Beatty wrote.<\/p>\n<p>She said in the lawsuit that she called into the board&rsquo;s vote on the name change and was muted when she tried to speak against the move. However, Grenell staunchly defended against this point on Thursday when Beatty first spoke out on X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You are a non-voting ex-officio member. All ex-officio Members never get to vote,&rdquo; Grenell <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RichardGrenell\/status\/2001738993671827952?s=20\">said<\/a> in an X post responding to Beatty.<\/p>\n<p>Beatty asked the court in the complaint to declare the board&rsquo;s vote null and void and to declare the name of the building &ldquo;The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.&rdquo; She also asked the court to bar the defendants from changing the name again and to order the removal of any signage or products that refer to the building as the Trump-Kennedy Center.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3926399\/kennedy-center-changing-name-to-trump-kennedy-center-after-unanimous-vote\/\">BOARD &lsquo;UNANIMOUSLY&rsquo; VOTES TO CHANGE NAME TO &lsquo;TRUMP-KENNEDY CENTER&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The White House did not respond to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>&lsquo;s request for comment on the lawsuit. Leavitt touted the renaming on Thursday on X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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,&rdquo; she <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PressSec\/status\/2001717032191168839?s=20\">wrote<\/a>. &ldquo;Not only from the standpoint of its reconstruction, but also financially, and its reputation. Congratulations to President Donald J. Trump, and likewise, congratulations to President Kennedy, because this will be a truly great team long into the future!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beatty sues Trump, Grenell over Kennedy Center rename<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2524255,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25353729162149.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[69305,32319,50057,4585,69306],"class_list":["post-2524254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-beatty","tag-donald-trump","tag-kennedy-center","tag-lawsuit","tag-ric-grenell"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25353729162149.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2524254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2524254"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2524254\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2524258,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2524254\/revisions\/2524258"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2524255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2524254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2524254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2524254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}