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Trump Teases Marble Armrests on the Kennedy Center

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President Donald Trump teased the potential new marble armrests that could be used for the seats at the Trump Kennedy Center.

Trump posted photos of the armrests to Truth Social, saying they were: “Unlike anything ever done or seen before!”

The performing arts center has undergone a series of changes since Trump took office in January. 

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Trump Kennedy Center armrests

President Donald Trump touted potential marble armrests for seating at the Trump Kennedy Center.  (AP; Truth Social)

Most recently, the board voted to rename the venue to the Donald J. Trump and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.

Before that, Trump replaced several board members and named himself the chair. 

Their name change has been met with praise and controversy. Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio., a former member of the board, has filed a lawsuit challenging the name change.

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Construction on the Kennedy Center in Washington DC

Workers install Donald J. Trump above the current signage on the Kennedy Center on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Washington. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)

“The Board’s purported renaming of the Kennedy Center violates federal law,” the lawsuit states. “By statute, Congress has named the center as ‘the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.’ Under our constitutional system, only Congress can modify a statute, and Congress must do so by enacting a new statute.”

“Congress has not changed the Kennedy Center’s name,” it continued. “Instead, Defendants are willfully flouting the law to satisfy Defendant Trump’s vanity.”

The Kennedy Center lit up in red, white, and blue

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is lit in red, white, and blue and reflected in the Potomac River at dusk on May 8, 2025, in Washington, DC. (David Ake/Getty Images)

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In protest of the name change, the host of a Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center canceled his performance after Trump’s name was added to the facility.

In addition to the black and white marble armrests, Trump also posted images of the renovated Palm Room at the White House. 

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