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Comedian Secures Trump-Kennedy Center Domains, Plans Parody Site After Renaming Vote

Morton's domain grab underscores a growing digital protest against the board's renaming.

Overview

  • Kennedy Center trustees voted on Dec. 18 to add President Donald J. Trump’s name to the congressionally designated memorial, with the White House citing his role in funding and renovations.
  • Toby Morton says he bought TrumpKennedyCenter.org and .com in August and confirmed the domains are parked with GoDaddy and not yet active.
  • He plans a parody site targeting Trump’s branding and self-promotion, and he reports a wave of creatives offering to help build it.
  • The center’s official website remains kennedy-center.org, though Trump’s name now features prominently on public-facing materials, and any domain change is uncertain.
  • A federal lawsuit filed by Rep. Joyce Beatty seeks to block the renaming on the grounds that only Congress can change the memorial’s statutory name.