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LetMyPeopleVote

(166,920 posts) Tue Jul 22, 2025, 04:45 PM Jul 22

Stupid bill provided the Kennedy Center Opera House must be renamed the 'First Lady Melania Trump Opera House'

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Buried in amendments to the Interior Dept. Gov funding bill, is a stipulation that the Kennedy Center Opera House must be renamed the 'First Lady Melania Trump Opera House' in order to receive federal funds.

The Appropriations Committee adopted that amendment by a vote of 33-25.

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Stupid bill provided the Kennedy Center Opera House must be renamed the 'First Lady Melania Trump Opera House' (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Jul 22 OP

Russian Ho-pera House Irish_Dem Jul 22 #1

+1 dalton99a Jul 22 #2

Google WVlaserguy Jul 22 #3

It will be stripped out by the Senate Wiz Imp Jul 22 #4

Democrats say GOP 'snuck in' renaming Kennedy Center Opera House for Melania Trump LetMyPeopleVote Jul 22 #5

That Euro-trash lowlife racist POS deserves nothing but contempt. Greybnk48 Jul 22 #6

Some Cracker for their cheese misanthrope Jul 22 #7

So Aviation Pro Jul 22 #8

OH FFS! MIButterfly Jul 22 #9

The Opera House doesn't have a "name" to begin with.... Think. Again. Jul 22 #10

I'm thinking....... MyOwnPeace Jul 22 #12

Snort Solly Mack Jul 22 #11

It won't be over till the Fascist Lady Sings lame54 Jul 22 #13

So... the Melania Trump Whorehouse? travelingthrulife Jul 22 #14

Good luck attracting anyone but the MAGA faithful if they do that. tanyev Jul 22 #15

sad Demovictory9 Jul 22 #16

Arrgh LetMyPeopleVote Jul 22 #17

Voting bdamomma Jul 22 #18

The new name for this facility LetMyPeopleVote Jul 22 #19

Republicans like to give things politically satisfying names and push sycophantic pro-Trump bills. The Kennedy Center's LetMyPeopleVote Thursday #20

Irish_Dem

(72,736 posts)

1. Russian Ho-pera House

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Tue Jul 22, 2025, 04:52 PM

Jul 22

dalton99a

(89,593 posts)

2. +1

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Tue Jul 22, 2025, 04:52 PM

Jul 22

WVlaserguy

(93 posts)

3. Google

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2025, 04:57 PM

Jul 22

Google “Melania Trump nude”. Great pr for culture in the country

Wiz Imp

(6,252 posts)

4. It will be stripped out by the Senate

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2025, 05:09 PM

Jul 22

LetMyPeopleVote

(166,920 posts)

5. Democrats say GOP 'snuck in' renaming Kennedy Center Opera House for Melania Trump

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Tue Jul 22, 2025, 05:09 PM

Jul 22

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Just when you thought shit couldnâ€™t get any stupider abcnews.go.com/Politics/rep... Democrats say GOP 'snuck in' renaming Kennedy Center Opera House for Melania Trump - ABC News
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https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/republicans-rename-kennedy-center-opera-house-melania-trump/story

House Republicans have advanced a proposal to rename the Kennedy Center's Opera House, one of the center's major theaters, the “First Lady Melania Trump Opera House.”

An amendment changing the name of the 2,364-seat theater, the second largest in the arts complex, was approved along party lines by the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, and would become law if Congress approves the House GOP spending bill that funds the Interior Department, Environmental Protection Agency and other agencies.

“This is an excellent way to recognize [the first lady's] support and commitment to promoting the arts,” said Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, chairman of the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee.

It's the latest move by Republicans and the White House to turn the traditionally bipartisan Kennedy Center in a more Trumpian direction, after President Donald Trump fired board members appointed by former President Joe Biden and replaced them with his own supporters.

Greybnk48

(10,577 posts)

6. That Euro-trash lowlife racist POS deserves nothing but contempt.

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Tue Jul 22, 2025, 05:18 PM

Jul 22

If my language is harsh, "I really don't care, do you?"

misanthrope

(8,963 posts)

7. Some Cracker for their cheese

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Tue Jul 22, 2025, 05:22 PM

Jul 22

Aviation Pro

(14,584 posts)

8. So

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2025, 05:22 PM

Jul 22

The fucking pedophile wants to make amends to his prostitute wife.

MIButterfly

(901 posts)

9. OH FFS!

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2025, 05:22 PM

Jul 22

More ridiculousness every single day. More useless, worthless, ignorant waste of time and resources simply to kiss the orange baboon's massive ass. And for what?

When, oh when, will this national nightmare be over once and for all? Asking for a country.

Think. Again.

(22,456 posts)

10. The Opera House doesn't have a "name" to begin with....

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Tue Jul 22, 2025, 05:29 PM

Jul 22

...it's just called the Opera House, but it was nice of the magats to set the precedent for "re"-naming it, we'll just have to change a few signs, no big deal.

I'm thinking "The Steven Colbert Opera House", what's your suggestion?

MyOwnPeace

(17,354 posts)

12. I'm thinking.......

Reply to Think. Again. (Reply #10)

Tue Jul 22, 2025, 06:04 PM

Jul 22

‘Cat Scratch Fever’ Hall - honoring the high-level mark of culture and class that DonOLD has ever achieved, as well as honoring one of his main supporters AND all three of DonOLD’s three wives - not to mention his harem of Cabinet officers, lawyers, judges, aides, and favorite TV personalities (if they’ve not been given a government job yet).

Solly Mack

(95,366 posts)

11. Snort

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Tue Jul 22, 2025, 06:02 PM

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lame54

(38,153 posts)

13. It won't be over till the Fascist Lady Sings

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Tue Jul 22, 2025, 06:08 PM

Jul 22

travelingthrulife

(2,944 posts)

14. So... the Melania Trump Whorehouse?

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Tue Jul 22, 2025, 06:11 PM

Jul 22

Why would anyone name anything after that lazy woman.

tanyev

(47,267 posts)

15. Good luck attracting anyone but the MAGA faithful if they do that.

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Tue Jul 22, 2025, 06:29 PM

Jul 22

Demovictory9

(36,856 posts)

16. sad

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Tue Jul 22, 2025, 06:30 PM

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LetMyPeopleVote

(166,920 posts)

17. Arrgh

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Tue Jul 22, 2025, 07:54 PM

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bdamomma

(68,901 posts)

18. Voting

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Tue Jul 22, 2025, 07:57 PM

Jul 22

four a whore.

LetMyPeopleVote

(166,920 posts)

19. The new name for this facility

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Tue Jul 22, 2025, 08:20 PM

Jul 22

LetMyPeopleVote

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20. Republicans like to give things politically satisfying names and push sycophantic pro-Trump bills. The Kennedy Center's

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Thu Jul 24, 2025, 10:28 AM

Thursday

Republicans like to give things politically satisfying names and push sycophantic pro-Trump bills. The Kennedy Center’s opera house idea checks both boxes.

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https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/republicans-push-name-kennedy-centers-opera-house-melania-trump-rcna220545

There really wasn’t much in the way of interest in the House Appropriations Committee working on a measure to fund the Interior Department in the next fiscal year, but Republican Rep. Mike Simpson of Idaho decided to tuck one idea into the package that made the legislative effort a bit more interesting. NBC News reported:

Republicans on Tuesday proposed naming the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ Opera House after first lady Melania Trump, with the lawmaker who sponsored the measure saying he wanted to honor the first lady’s ‘support and commitment in promoting the arts and humanities.’ ... Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, ranking member on the subcommittee, said Tuesday during the full committee markup of the bill that she was ‘surprised’ to find the Kennedy Center provision in the amendment and made it clear that she opposed it.

In recent months, Republicans have prioritized naming things in ways they find ideologically satisfying, targeting everything from the Gulf of Mexico to Navy ships, Veterans Day to the Persian Gulf, military bases to sports teams.

GOP officials have similarly invested a bizarre amount of time and energy into pushing sycophantic legislation designed to make Donald Trump happy. The list includes:

a bill to create a $250 bill that would feature Trump’s face;
a similar bill that would put Trump’s face on $100 bills;
a bill to make Trump’s birthday a federal holiday;
a bill to carve Trump’s face into Mount Rushmore;
a bill to rename Washington Dulles International Airport after Trump; and
a bill to name the Washington, D.C., subway system after Trump and his MAGA slogan.

.....That said, proponents of the idea probably shouldn’t get their hopes up. As NBC News’ report added, “The likelihood of the proposal’s becoming law is slim. While it’s possible the overall funding bill could pass the Republican-controlled House, it will face an uphill climb in the Senate, where government funding bills need Democratic support to pass.”

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