Overview
- Morton, a comedian and former South Park and Mad TV writer, bought trumpkennedycenter.org and trumpkennedycenter.com in August, months before the board's decision.
- He says the sites will host satire; for now they redirect to a generic page, and he reports no outreach from Trump’s circle to purchase the domains.
- In mid-December, Kennedy Center trustees voted to add Donald J. Trump’s name, with new lettering installed on the Washington, D.C., building.
- Board member Rep. Joyce Beatty filed a federal lawsuit contending the change is unlawful without an act of Congress under the law establishing the memorial.
- Backlash has produced cancellations, including the American College Theatre Festival ending a 58-year partnership and a longtime Christmas Eve jazz concert being called off.