White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Thursday that the Kennedy Center board has voted unanimously to rename the facility the Trump-Kennedy Center in honor of the sitting president.
Media asked Trump about the rebranding in the Oval Office:
WATCH:
.@POTUS: “I was surprised by it, and I was honored by it. We’re saving the building… That building was in such bad shape — both physically, financially, and in every other way… The Kennedy Center is really back strongly.” https://t.co/MH9ZFbsFv3 pic.twitter.com/uYQYTNkUiL
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