The Kennedy Center saga shows how consumed Trump is with his own glorification

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Published Sep 16, 20261 min read

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Back in December, President Donald Trump professed to be “surprised” that his hand-picked board of trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts had suddenly voted to slap his name alongside Kennedy’s on the building.

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