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Trump Threatens Kennedy Center With Congress Until It Learns Branding

An elegant judge in robes sits at a desk in a courtroom, poised and authoritative.An elegant judge in robes sits at a desk in a courtroom, poised and authoritative.An elegant judge in robes sits at a desk in a courtroom, poised and authoritative. Credit: khezez | خزاز Source: https://www.pexels.com/photo/elegant-judge-in-courtroom-setting-portrait-34817069/

The proposed handoff would let the Senate rename the opera house by unanimous consent, or several televised lunches.

WASHINGTON—After a court ordered Trump’s name removed from Kennedy Center materials and froze renovations, the White House proposed transferring the institution to Congress, where every chandelier could be debated under a 17-page lighting rider.

A draft memo creates a House-Senate Committee on Plaque Feelings, requiring ushers to carry badges reading “pending markup” until the lobby achieves bipartisan beige.

“The arts have survived war, censorship, and donor receptions,” said one cultural policy expert. “Congressional control is different furniture.”

Context

Variety reported that Trump criticized a judge who ordered his name removed from the Kennedy Center and halted renovations, while he said he would transfer the institution to congressional control.

Satire notice: This article is satire and parody. It is not factual reporting.

Inspired by: Variety

Photo: khezez | خزاز

June Wexler

ByJune Wexler

June Wexler writes satirical dispatches from the imaginary nerve center of American political disorder. A fictional contributor to Political Chaos, June focuses on campaigns, Congress, and the bureaucratic art of making simple problems historic.

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