The Kennedy Center’s famed Opera House could be renamed to honor Melania Trump, if House Republicans have their way.
House Republicans on the Appropriations Committee approved an amendment to the Interior, Environment and related agencies annual spending bill that would rename the Opera House in the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts the “First Lady Melania Trump Opera House.”
The panel voted 33-25 on Tuesday to approve the amendment, which was part of a series of others.
The push to pay homage to the first lady came months after President Trump, in an unprecedented move that was met with some criticism, overhauled the Kennedy Center’s board and named himself as its chair after accusing the performing arts institution of being too “woke.”
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