Particle.news

Download on the App Store

Stephen Colbert Skewers GOP Plan to Rename Kennedy Center After Trump

Using landmark renaming gags tied to Trump’s $10 million Scotland golf trip, Colbert spotlighted the president’s pop culture prominence alongside his taxpayer-funded spending.

Image
Image

Overview

  • Rep. Bob Onder’s “Make Entertainment Great Again Act” remains under congressional review and would rename the Kennedy Center after President Trump.
  • On Tuesday, Colbert mocked the bill by reimagining the Washington Monument as “My Big Pointy Penis” and the Grand Canyon as “Donald’s Gaping Hole.”
  • He likened living under Trump to riding with a drunk driver and joked that Americans might need a drink to brace for his presidency.
  • Colbert cited the South Park season premiere as evidence of the president’s pop culture omnipresence.
  • He also criticized Trump’s $10 million taxpayer-funded Scotland golf trip, calling it “a grift for the whole family.”