The Republicans of the House of Representatives proposed on July 22 to change the name of the Opera of the John F. Kennedy center for performing arts called Melania Trump, the first lady, reports in particular CNN on Tuesday, July 22. Until now, the amendment has been adopted by a commission of the House of Representatives.
This proposal is within the framework of a bill dedicated to expenses and aimed at the Ministry of Interior. It will still have to be approved by all members of the House of Representatives to enter into force.
During the presentation of the amendment, which was adopted in 35 votes against 22 by the Chamber Credit Commission, the Idaho Republican representative, Mike Simpson, said it was an “excellent way to recognize the support and commitment of the first lady in favor of the promotion of the arts”, she office, such as tradition, as the president of the Honorary Board of the Board.
In response, several voices have opposed this decision, especially the Democrat and representative of Maine Chellie Pingre. “Republicans abole the financing of arts and human sciences, but have gently introduced a disposition to rename the opera of the Kennedy center in honor of Melania Trump?”, She is outraged in her Bluesky account, denouncing a “vanity” by the president of the United States.
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The Kennedy center opera can accommodate more than 2,300 spectators. The place serves as a reception room for the honors of the Kennedy Center, the highest annual distinction in the country and intends to reward artistic contributions.
Donald Trump demonstrated a growing interest in the performance room located in Washington during his second term, proclaiming himself president of the facilities, according to the New York Times. The White House tenant then served the Board of Directors of the people designated by Joe Biden.
In a publication on the social platform of truth, Donald Trump said last February that he did not want “no more drag shows or other anti -American propaganda” for the center’s programming and that he wanted to maintain “only the best.”
A few months later, during the month of June, Drag-Queens demonstrated while Donald Trump attended the first of the miserable with his wife.
Among its various budgetary decisions, the White House tenant recently decided to grant an allocation of more than $ 250 million to the Kennedy center, approximately six times the amount generally granted by the Government.
Source: BFM TV
