Thursday, June 25, 2026

How Much Does Trump Hate the Kennedys? He’s Wrecked the Kennedy Center, Now He’s Paved Over Jackie’s Rose Garden

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How much does Trump hate the Kennedys?

We already know he’s destroyed the Kennedy Center, named for the late president John F. Kennedy.

He took over as CEO, fired almost everyone, cancelled any shows that would address race, gender, or actual history. Subscriptions are down, ticket sales are way off, and he intends to make the sedate arts institution look like Catherine the Great’s summer palace.

Today, Trump paved over Jackie Kennedy’s famous rose garden. Four years ago he tasked Melania with getting rid of the roses and removing all the charm. Now the lawn is gone so that the White House backyard looks like tacky Mar-a-Lago.

No one stops him, no conservancy or historical organization. No elected officials say a word. Trump’s march of destruction continues in all corners.

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Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009, where he covered Michael Jackson, and previously wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine in the mid-1990s, where he covered the O.J. Simpson trial. He also edited Fame 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. 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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