John F. Kennedy Center Set for Controversial Name Change to Trump-Kennedy Performing Arts Center, According to Administration Statement.

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The governing board of the renowned performing arts venue has approved a measure to adopt a new name the Trump-Kennedy Center, per an announcement by the White House.

White House Spokesperson Karoline Leavitt declared online that the board's approval was consensus, attributing it to "the extraordinary job President Trump has done over the last year in saving the building."

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

The intended name change is likely to prove deeply divisive, especially in Washington, D.C., where the center has been an architectural and cultural icon since its founding and original naming for President John F. Kennedy.

Recent History of the Center

Not long after assuming the presidency, President Donald Trump fired all the center's existing board members and appointed allies in their place. The newly constituted board later moved to appoint Trump as chairman.

The president later secured approximately $257 million in appropriated money to finance major renovations and operational expenses at the national venue.

Original Concept

The idea for a national performing arts center originated in the 1950s. Following the murder of President John F. Kennedy, the 35th president, in 1963, the then-under-construction venue was named in his honor.

Further details are emerging. Additional information will be published soon.