House GOP (Appropriations) moves to rename Kennedy Center Opera House after Melania Trump [View all]

The Kennedy Center’s famed opera house could be renamed to honor Melania Trump, if House Republicans have their way.

House Republicans on the Appropriations Committee approved an amendment to the interior, environment and related agencies annual spending bill that would rename the opera house in the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts the “First Lady Melania Trump Opera House.”

The panel voted 33-25 on Tuesday to approve the amendment, which was part of a series of others.

Neither representatives for the Kennedy Center nor the first lady’s office immediately responded to ITK’s request for comment about the opera house’s potential name change.


https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/5413914-kennedy-centers-opera-house-melania-trump-gop/