Republicans propose naming the Kennedy Center's opera house after Melania Trump
Source: NBC News
July 22, 2025, 4:03 PM EDT
WASHINGTON Republicans on Tuesday proposed naming the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' Opera House after first lady Melania Trump, with the lawmaker who sponsored the measure saying he wanted to honor the first lady's "support and commitment in promoting the arts and humanities."
House Republicans tucked the provision by Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, into the bill that would fund the Interior Department, the Environmental Protection Agency and other related agencies for fiscal year 2026, which begins in October. The House Appropriations Committee adopted it as part of an amendment in a 33-25 vote and reported the legislation out of committee in a 33-28 vote. It would next head to the full House for a vote.
First Lady Melania Trump serves as the Honorary Chair of the Board of Trustees at the Kennedy Center," Simpson, chair of the subcommittee that crafted the funding bill, said in a statement. "Naming a theater after her is an excellent way to recognize her appreciation for the arts."
Reached for comment, Simpsons spokesperson, Lexi Hamel, said President Trump did not request that Republicans propose the change. Simpson's subcommittee oversees federal funding for capital repairs, operations and maintenance at the Kennedy Center, which consists of three main theaters, including the Opera House. The theater was designed to host operas, ballets and musicals. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, ranking member on the subcommittee, said Tuesday during the full committee markup of the bill that she was "surprised" to find the Kennedy Center provision in the amendment and made it clear that she opposed it.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/republicans-propose-naming-kennedy-centers-opera-house-melania-trump-rcna220338
Venues like this name halls for BIG DONORS. I doubt they have don't a damn cent to anything associated with "the arts" (or anything else).

wcmagumba
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buzzycrumbhunger
(1,247 posts)and it involves the price of a BJ. *eyeroll*
efhmc
(15,748 posts)Trueblue1968
(18,650 posts)samnsara
(18,591 posts)..with that whole Epstein scene will be revealed.
Attilatheblond
(6,779 posts)and in a way she thinks will scrub her past
efhmc
(15,748 posts)orangecrush
(25,894 posts)wolfie001
(5,764 posts)


Chipper Chat
(10,516 posts)Or even ANTONIN SCALIA OPERA HOUSE.
At least they loved opera.
Polybius
(20,609 posts)Those two were huge fans of opera, and the best of friends. It would be pretty bi-partisan of a bill.
Marie Marie
(10,382 posts)





COL Mustard
(7,529 posts)Made me LOL, actually!
Marie Marie
(10,382 posts)

Tarzanrock
(1,250 posts)and present herself with a full frontal spread in the online and published adult magazine market where the evangelical Republican House members can truly appreciate her few talents.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(126,580 posts)It's an opera house, not a strip club.
bluestarone
(20,005 posts)3 and half years to go. They are not satisfied with just raping our young girls. Our country is getting raped as well!! God Dam i hate these dirty bastards.
littlemissmartypants
(28,648 posts)That has been in an abusive relationship, subjected to IPV (Intimate Partner Violence) all of the signs have been crystal clear for some time now.
We're all now in an abusive relationship... with our government. .
https://www.thehotline.org/identify-abuse/power-and-control/
Diamond_Dog
(37,796 posts)sheshe2
(93,046 posts)"Dance: ten; Looks; three,"
I like to die!
Left the theatre and
Called the doctor for
My appointment to buy...
Tits and ass.
Bought myself a fancy pair.
Tightened up the derriere.
Did the nose with it.
All that goes with it.
Tits and ass!
Had the bingo-bongos done.
Suddenly I'm getting nash'nal tours!
Tits and ass won't get you jobs
Unless they're yours.
Didn't cost a fortune neither.
Didn't hurt my sex life either.
https://www.allmusicals.com/lyrics/choruslinea/dancetenlooksthree.htm

cstanleytech
(27,809 posts)valleyrogue
(2,245 posts)not somebody with less talent than Susan Alexander.
Chipper Chat
(10,516 posts)NBachers
(18,765 posts)hamsterjill
(16,158 posts)And this is one of them.
She's barely around, doesn't want to be the First Lady, and should just be allowed to snarl in the background where nobody has to see her.
Floyd R. Turbo
(30,356 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(19,977 posts)Hell, this woman couldn't care less about WH Christmas decorations!
Floyd R. Turbo
(30,356 posts)
not fooled
(6,398 posts)La Traviata
Thaïs
Manon Lescaut
and others starring courtesans (even though being a courtesan would be a step up for Melanie).
aggiesal
(10,204 posts)
popsdenver
(91 posts)named after a whore????? We have one here in Central City Colorado !!!!!!!!!!!!
Maybe Bang-Bang Boebert can go there......she and her most recent boy-toy literally got thrown out of the one here in Denver.
The security video is on line of the two of them groping and fondling each other during the performance, her goofed up on something and acting wild. Pretty good quality video they use for security, leaving no doubt about what they are doing......
Karasu
(1,712 posts)humanities. Melania is a hollow shell of a human being who stands for nothing.
"I really don't care, do U?"
JohnnyRingo
(20,079 posts)There must be something, but I'm at a loss.
...and Eva Braun was probably more of a humanitarian. She just stood by while her husband murdered and plundered.... Too.
bluedigger
(17,273 posts)markodochartaigh
(3,469 posts)they haven't suggested changing it from honoring JFK to honoring senator Kennedy of Louisiana like they did with some of the military posts honoring confederates.
Cha
(313,305 posts)who is Destroying America.
Tarzanrock
(1,250 posts)cut down her tribute statute.
tanyev
(47,295 posts)Not if it means shed have to make more trips to D.C.
littlemissmartypants
(28,648 posts)With the destroyed Rose Garden.
LudwigPastorius
(13,054 posts)...or maybe they'll go more traditional like, "The Squinty McGolddigger Opera House".
Grins
(8,664 posts)
in place of the phenomenal bust of JFK.
Question: Will she be completely nude; or wearing her favorite metal nipple-caps?
AMERICA!!! Wants to know!
appleannie1
(5,301 posts)And I still call the Gulf of Mexico by that name also.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,731 posts)Link to the Opera House web site: https://www.kennedy-center.org/visit/exploring-our-spaces/opera-house/
How about naming it after Hillary Clinton or Sheila Jackson Lee, for example?
Absolute maximum MAGAT triggering is the key here.
PortTack
(35,679 posts)Botany
(74,878 posts)* Melania was well aware of Trumps relationship with Epstein and what went on
with all of that.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/132153063
travelingthrulife
(2,946 posts)So I am guessing Melania also screwed Epstein and who knows how many others on the Epstein list.
Botany
(74,878 posts)Last edited Wed Jul 23, 2025, 09:41 AM - Edit history (1)
In 2016 I read online that she never really was a fashion model in something like
Vogue because she really never had much of a portfolio of her modeling work.
And just like Epstein, Russia, drug use, bankruptcies, and so on we never heard anything
about who she really was.
liberalgunwilltravel
(878 posts)The Pole Dancers Palace and Brothel?
Ray Bruns
(5,450 posts)COL Mustard
(7,529 posts)I'm already avoiding it until at least January of 2029. Name anything about it for HER and it'll be permanent.
mnhtnbb
(32,670 posts)an exotic dancer venue? That should be really popular with all the political whores of DC, in honor of golddiggers.
JHB
(37,797 posts)twodogsbarking
(14,662 posts)samnsara
(18,591 posts)..and we get our world back
pazzyanne
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oberle
(130 posts)A bunch of us have a friend in the Washington Opera Chorus. Whenever he's in an opera, we go to the Opera House. We went to see Porgy and Bess. The tickets started out at $150, but by the day of the performance we went to, the tickets were down to $14. And there were still lots of empty seats. I can imagine how it's going to be if the Opera House is renamed. When people don't go to the performances, it is hard to pay the performers. Eventually, with the way things are going, they will have to lay off performers.
Martin Eden
(14,676 posts)In keeping with her dignity.
twodogsbarking
(14,662 posts)Well, that is what Trrrrrump calls her. That and Melanie.
DFW
(58,603 posts)They might as well name the Statue of Liberty after Benedict Arnold.
Brainfodder
(7,555 posts)

Henry203
(662 posts)named after Cheetah in ATL. Or Gold Club. Both are famous strip clubs in ATL.
Abstractartist
(288 posts)Ho House
YorkRd
(412 posts)Hotler
(13,364 posts)First Lady Melania Trump trash can.

Linda ladeewolf
(977 posts)neohippie
(1,241 posts)Trump's administration is so horrendous it's seemingly mocking all of our traditions and legacies from former occupants, and is comparable to the documentary Spinal Tap that kind of mocked rock and roll bands
First, they ripped out the Rose Garden and covered it up with concrete
Next, they filled the Oval Office with gaudy tacky gold ornamentation
Now they want to rename the Kennedy Center after his wife.
To me its like they want to turn trashy all the way up to eleven
Golden Raisin
(4,728 posts)all turning in their graves.
IbogaProject
(4,726 posts)Sorry if this demeans any actual sexworkers who just need the work to subsist in late stage capitalism.