Overview
- Organizer Chuck Redd said he canceled the long-running Christmas Eve Jazz Jam after learning of the renaming and told CNN there is no plan to reschedule.
- The board voted last week to add Donald Trump’s name, and the full title now reads The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.
- The new name appears on the façade and the website, marking the first official use following governance changes made earlier this year.
- President Trump previously removed several board members, assumed the chair, and installed Richard Grenell as president of the institution.
- The change has drawn Democratic criticism, and Rep. Joyce Beatty has filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of the renaming.