Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Trump Suggests He’ll Change Name of Kennedy Center to His Own — Which He Can’t — to Distract Reporters from Epstein Scandal

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Donald Trump tries out some crazy diversion several times a day and no one calls him on it.

Everything is to keep reporters and media from discussing Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Mawell.

He’s an expert at this, and succeeds every time.

Today he suggested he might rename the Kennedy Center the Trump Center. He might do it next week.

Of course, he can’t do that, even with an Executive Order.

The Kennedy Center has a charter. It was named as a tribute to President John F. Kennedy, who actually enjoyed the arts and culture. He brought them to Washington.

Trump would have to put a vote through Congress. There would be legal ramifications. As much as Trump wants to trash the Kennedy legacy, he won’t be able to get away with it.

Yadda, yadda, yadda. Blah blah blah. Why do none of the media mention this during these idiotic sessions?

Listen, Donald, just put in the Cracker Barrel and the water slide. We’re waiting.

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Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009 and previously edited Fame magazine and wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. is articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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