BREAKING: Rep. Joyce Beatty calls out Karoline Leavitt for lying about the “unanimous vote” to add Trump’s name to the Kennedy Center and reveals how they silenced her for speaking out!
After Trump succeeded in his ridiculously narcissistic quest to get his name added to the Kennedy Center this afternoon, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt took to social media to brag about the “unanimous” decision in a truly pathetic show of boot-licking.
“I have just been informed that the highly respected Board of the Kennedy Center, some of the most successful people from all parts of the world, have just voted unanimously to rename the Kennedy Center to the Trump-Kennedy Center, because of the unbelievable work President Trump has done over the last year in saving the building. Not only from the standpoint of its reconstruction, but also financially, and its reputation. Congratulations to President Donald J. Trump, and likewise, congratulations to President Kennedy, because this will be a truly great team long into the future! The building will no doubt attain new levels of success and grandeur.”
But it turns out this was not the case at all, and the Trump administration was lying…AGAIN. Rep. Joyce Beatty serves as an ex officio member of the Kennedy Center and shared a very different version of events.
“I'm Congresswoman Joyce Beatty. I'm sitting here in my congressional office in Washington, DC, just ending a call with the Kennedy Center, where I serve as an ex-officio member. I am bringing this to you live today because what you may hear is that there was a unanimous vote to rename the Kennedy Center, the Trump Center.”
“Be clear. I was on that call. And as I tried to push my button to voice my concern, to ask questions, and certainly not to vote in support of this, I was muted.”
“Each time I tried to speak, I was muted. Participants were not allowed to voice their concerns who were online. Yet it was said at the end, it was a unanimous vote.”
“Clearly Congress has a say in this. This center, the Kennedy Center, was created by Congress. I think it's important for us to know that this is just another attempt to evade the law and not let the people have a say.”
“As a strong supporter of the arts, as someone during my entire time here in Congress, I have participated in the Kennedy Center's programs and I salute all the artists who have performed there.”
This is completely unsurprising, as the Trump team lies about literally everything, but it also goes to show just how committed they are to authoritarian strong-arming anyone and everyone who disagrees with them about ANYTHING, including something as stupid as renaming a famous concert hall after a demented old rapist.