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Kennedy Center Seeks $1M From Host Who Canceled Show Over Trump Name Change [Chuck Redd]
Newsweek ^ | December 26, 2025 | Gabe Whisnant

Posted on 12/26/2025 5:52:02 PM PST by kiryandil

The president of the Kennedy Center sharply criticized a musician Friday for canceling a Christmas Eve performance at the venue after the White House announced that President Donald Trump’s name would be added to the building.

Richard Grenell, the center’s president, accused musician Chuck Redd of political intolerance in a letter responding to the sudden withdrawal, which Grenell said came just days before the scheduled concert. The letter, shared with The Associated Press, said the cancellation was explicitly tied to the recent renaming of the facility, which Grenell described as honoring Trump’s efforts to preserve the arts institution.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...


TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Humor; Music/Entertainment; Society
KEYWORDS: haha; jazz; kennedycenter; music; tds; toobadsosad
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Chuck should check himself into a rehab center for that TDS - or contract Nick...
1 posted on 12/26/2025 5:52:02 PM PST by kiryandil
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To: kiryandil

100m


2 posted on 12/26/2025 5:53:16 PM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: Morgana

Kennedy Center Cancels Free Christmas Eve Show Out of Hatred for the Trump Name
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4359106/posts

The spanking comes quick...


3 posted on 12/26/2025 5:53:35 PM PST by kiryandil (Resistance to The Odor is defiance to grainpidity)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

I’m OK with that...


4 posted on 12/26/2025 5:54:31 PM PST by kiryandil (Resistance to The Odor is defiance to grainpidity)
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To: kiryandil
Notice that Newsweak didn't add Trump's name to the new center name.
5 posted on 12/26/2025 5:58:26 PM PST by Bikkuri
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To: kiryandil

But the Kennedy family is fine with the fact that JFK literally raped his intern in the swimming pool..but hey that’s fine, after all he was JFK for goodness sake


6 posted on 12/26/2025 6:02:05 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Bikkuri

Yeah, the Weaksters got their own serious case of TDS...


7 posted on 12/26/2025 6:02:21 PM PST by kiryandil (Resistance to The Odor is defiance to grainpidity)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

Yes, Democraps...


8 posted on 12/26/2025 6:03:30 PM PST by kiryandil (Resistance to The Odor is defiance to grainpidity)
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To: kiryandil
"Chuck should check himself into a rehab center for that TDS"


9 posted on 12/26/2025 6:10:36 PM PST by clearcarbon (Fraudulent elections have consequences.)
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To: Bikkuri
"Notice that Newsweak didn't add Trump's name to the new center name."

DEI Newsreeks.
10 posted on 12/26/2025 6:14:01 PM PST by clearcarbon (Fraudulent elections have consequences.)
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To: clearcarbon

😂😂😂


11 posted on 12/26/2025 6:18:44 PM PST by kiryandil (Resistance to The Odor is defiance to grainpidity)
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To: kiryandil

Who is Chuck Redd?


12 posted on 12/26/2025 6:37:39 PM PST by PGR88
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To: PGR88

Some dude who is a legend in his own mind, now on the hook for a mill.


13 posted on 12/26/2025 6:45:28 PM PST by kiryandil (Resistance to The Odor is defiance to grainpidity)
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To: Sarah Barracuda
According to Mimi's memoir, it was consenual sex, and it took place in Mrs. Kennedy's White House beedroom, after a private viewing of the White House, and after the swim..

According to her, that is when she lost her virginity.

I mean, I p[ersonally have to accept what she says about that situation. Still plenty of things wrong with what took place, but, most likely it was not rape.

14 posted on 12/26/2025 8:06:54 PM PST by Robert DeLong
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To: Robert DeLong

I saw a clip of her story on Newsmax..the way she described it, if this had been ANY Republican, it would have been a world wide scandal


15 posted on 12/26/2025 8:55:50 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: kiryandil

Looks like they have to write better contracts and make sure TDS isn’t a valid reason to cancel a big event....


16 posted on 12/27/2025 5:29:50 AM PST by trebb (So many fools - so little time...)
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To: kiryandil

Yep -
Looks like they have to write better contracts and make sure TDS isn’t a valid reason to cancel a big event....And Chuck Redd needs to check himself into the same center that Robe Reiner went to after Trump won the election...


17 posted on 12/27/2025 5:31:48 AM PST by trebb (So many fools - so little time...)
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To: clearcarbon

Good one


18 posted on 12/27/2025 6:08:25 AM PST by Vaduz (?.)
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To: Sarah Barracuda
Well, that goes without saying, even if they had never even met, as was the case with E. Jean Carroll.

Mimi told her story in her memoirs which would still trump whatever Newsmax reported. It doesn't mean that she was lying or that Newsmax was lying, but rather we must accept her word as being the factual account. If she is lying, only she can correct the fact as it currently stands. <[p> That is the problem with lying, it creates confsion, which is the intention of a lie. She may be lying to save herself from being harrassed, and if that is the case then we understand, because the Democrats will do whatever is necessary to make the narrative they want to be acceppted as being the truth. Thus, many people are afraid to share the truth, especially when it comes to sexual matters, for a variety of reasons. Mimi did though, and her claim was that it was consensual.

With E. Hean Carroll, the facts cannpot even be eztablished, because E. Jean Carroll claims to have forgotten the exact date this claim she has leveled against Trump occurred. Furthermore, Trump was not found guilty, though the jury found Trump liable for civil penalties.

What is interesting though, is Mimi has not spoken out against Newsmax's reporting, has she?

19 posted on 12/27/2025 7:31:46 AM PST by Robert DeLong
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