Overview
- Toby Morton said he secured trumpkennedycenter.org and trumpkennedycenter.com in August after predicting the board would add President Trump’s name to the building.
- Morton teased a satirical site for the domains, saying it will reflect “the absurdity of the moment” without detailing specific plans.
- He said he has not been contacted by the administration to buy the addresses, though he has received messages from lawyers claiming satire is illegal.
- Earlier this month the Kennedy Center board voted to rebrand the institution as the Trump Kennedy Center, following Trump’s February elevation to chairman and his vows to curb “woke” programming.
- Jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled his long-running Christmas Eve show over the name change, and center president Richard Grenell is seeking $1 million in damages in response.