Kennedy Center Set for Significant Renaming to Trump-Kennedy Center, According to White House Announcement.

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The leadership board of the iconic performing arts venue has voted to adopt a new name the Trump-Kennedy Center, per an announcement by the White House.

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt declared online that the board's approval was consensus, citing "the tremendous efforts President Trump has done over the last year in rescuing the building."

"This promises to be a truly great team long into the future! The building will no doubt attain new levels of grandeur and success," Leavitt noted.

The planned renaming is expected to be highly controversial, particularly in Washington, D.C., where the center has stood as an architectural and cultural icon since its construction and christening for President John F. Kennedy.

Context of the Institution

Not long after beginning his term, President Donald Trump dismissed all the center's sitting board members and named allies in their positions. The reconstituted board later moved to elect Trump chairman.

The president later secured approximately $257 million in congressional funding to cover extensive repairs and other financial needs at the historic venue.

Original Concept

The vision for a national performing arts center began in the 1950s. Following the murder of President John F. Kennedy, the 35th president, in 1963, the future venue was dedicated to his memory.

This is a developing story. More details will be published soon.