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House Republicans approve renaming the Kennedy Center Opera House after Melania Trump
Fox News ^ | July 22, 2025 | Louis Casiano

Posted on 07/22/2025 2:52:18 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

House Republicans are proposing to rename the Kennedy Center’s Opera House after first lady Melania Trump.

On Tuesday, House Republicans on the Appropriations Committee approved an amendment in a 33-25 vote on an annual spending bill that would rename the opera house at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts the "First Lady Melania Trump Opera House."

Trump serves as the honorary chairman of the board of trustees at the Kennedy Center.

"This is an excellent way to recognize her support and commitment to promoting the arts," said Rep. Michael Simpson-R-Id.

Fox News Digital has reached out to The Kennedy Center and the White House.

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1 posted on 07/22/2025 2:52:18 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Well if the RATs can rename Fort Bragg, hey, why not.


2 posted on 07/22/2025 2:54:19 PM PDT by NurdlyPeon (It is the nature of liberals to pervert whatever they touch.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

I bet the suicide hotline is going nuts ever since last November. I’m guessing sales of Prozac have skyrocketed.


3 posted on 07/22/2025 2:55:25 PM PDT by shelterguy
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To: MinorityRepublican; simpson96

*PING*


4 posted on 07/22/2025 2:56:28 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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You are f****** stupid

Get to work on something important and relevant


5 posted on 07/22/2025 2:57:25 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Good idea. The name of the Kennedy Center remains only the opera house name changes. The Kennedy center contains multiple facilities. The theatre is the Eisenhower Theatre.


6 posted on 07/22/2025 3:00:51 PM PDT by vaskypilot
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To: shelterguy

I assure you, it will be.


7 posted on 07/22/2025 3:01:23 PM PDT by vivenne (7Come to think of it. Fact)
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To: MinorityRepublican
So, does the Opera House have a name, or is it just the Opera House at Kennedy Center? If it has a name, I don't think it should get a new one.

In any event, I think it is a bad idea to name a goveernment building after a living person.

I was a Steve Garvey fan, but it was a bad idea to name a Junior High School after him in 1977.
8 posted on 07/22/2025 3:02:21 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: Vendome

agree

nothing against Melania

but i do not believe in naming stuff after people alive

it should only be in memoriam

so that they are remembered


9 posted on 07/22/2025 3:03:25 PM PDT by joshua c
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To: joshua c

At least name something after her that she supports. I doubt she’s even been to an opera performance. Name a wing in a hospital where she’s actually visited sick kids.


10 posted on 07/22/2025 3:06:17 PM PDT by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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To: MinorityRepublican

There’s no good reason for this.


11 posted on 07/22/2025 3:06:29 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: MinorityRepublican

Not a good idea


12 posted on 07/22/2025 3:07:33 PM PDT by RinaseaofDs (Imagine what we'll know tomorrow.)
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To: Dr. Sivana

This is true. Look at how the Rats of Detroit removed Dr. Ben Carson’s name from a local high school. Those who’ve passed on can no longer feel the churlishness of mortal politics.


13 posted on 07/22/2025 3:08:04 PM PDT by MikelTackNailer (We can be heroes... just for one day. Whatcha' say?)
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To: vaskypilot
“The name of the Kennedy Center remains only the opera house name changes. The Kennedy center contains multiple facilities.”

I have nothing against Melania but I would have liked it to be called the Mrs. Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Opera House.

14 posted on 07/22/2025 3:08:07 PM PDT by jeffersondem
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To: MinorityRepublican

Not necessary...
Just means that when the communists return to the WH, it will be renamed for Jasmine Crockett or Nancy Pelosi or Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez or Ilhan Omar or Rashida Tlaib or Debbie Wasserman Schultz or Moochelle Obama...


15 posted on 07/22/2025 3:12:25 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is rabble-rising Sam Adams now that we need him? Is his name Trump, now?)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Personally I think naming things after any politician (or wife) should end. Name things after fallen soldiers, police, fire.


16 posted on 07/22/2025 3:12:40 PM PDT by goodnesswins (Democracy to Demo rats is stealing other peoples money for their use, no matter how idiotic)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Awesome!


17 posted on 07/22/2025 3:16:16 PM PDT by simpson96
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To: MinorityRepublican

This is on the same order as ‘Gulf of America’, vs Gulf of Mexico. Gratuitous trolling, just to observe the reactions.
Picking a fight that need not be picked.
I’m surprised the First Lady is allowing it, knowing the grumbling it will cause.

If this is only for the Opera House only, then maybe it won’t matter too much, but Melania should have a response ready when the reporters begin asking her “Mrs. Trump, what is your favorite opera? or “Who’s your favorite opera composer?”
She WILL be getting that question.


18 posted on 07/22/2025 3:17:01 PM PDT by lee martell
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I’m surprised the First Lady is allowing it, knowing the grumbling it will cause.

I think that she's cool with it. The mainstream media praised Michelle and Jill. Ignored (or trashed) Melania the whole time. I'm sure she did not appreciate that.

19 posted on 07/22/2025 3:19:53 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

The Democrats renamed McCarran Field, the Las Vegas airport named for the American patriot and statesman Sen. Pat McCarran (D-Nev.) for Nevada’s leftist and thoroughly corrupt solon Harry Reid. They removed the names of the great patriots Charles Lindbergh and Bob Hope from the airports at San Diego and Burbank, Calif., respectively. They renamed Rodeo Road in Los Angeles for Barack Obama and renamed C Street in San Pedro, Calif. for Comrade Harry Bridges, the Stalinist union boss. So it’s about time we start playing their game.


20 posted on 07/22/2025 3:26:33 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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