'Silence was not an option': Rep. Beatty on the fight to remove Trump's name from Kennedy Center
May 31, 2026
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2:01Now Playing'Silence was not an option': Rep. Beatty on the fight to remove Trump's name from Kennedy Center
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as posted by the channel"The Kennedy Center belongs to the American people, not Donald Trump."
MS NOW's Rev. Al Sharpton spoke with Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), who sued the Trump administration to remove Trump's name from the Kennedy Center.
Beatty said "silence was not an option," calling the performing arts center a "sacred memorial" to President John F. Kennedy, not a vanity project for President Trump.
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