25th Amendment. Seriously.

[CHAS]

Ain't gonna happen until Trump's people say so or he dies.

Thereafter, when the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that no inability exists, he shall resume the powers and duties of his office unless the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive department or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit within four days to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. Thereupon Congress shall decide the issue, assembling within forty-eight hours for that purpose if not in session. If the Congress, within twenty-one days after receipt of the latter written declaration, or, if Congress is not in session, within twenty-one days after Congress is required to assemble, determines by two-thirds vote of both Houses that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall continue to discharge the same as Acting President; otherwise, the President shall resume the powers and duties of his office.

[wtg]

Guess he needed a pick-me-up after last night's debacle.

President Donald Trump’s handpicked board voted on Thursday to rename Washington’s leading performing arts center as the Trump-Kennedy Center, the White House said.

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the vote on social media, saying it was 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.”

Trump, a Republican who’s chairman of the board, often refers to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, which is named for a Democratic predecessor, as the “Trump Kennedy Center.”

Asked on Dec. 7 as he walked the red carpet for the Kennedy Center Honors program whether he would rename the venue after himself, Trump said such a decision would be up to the board.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-kennedy-center-performing-arts-8b7159067174f3a0070b877c149ff0a7

Saving its reputation? Leavitt says these things with a straight face. Remarkable.

An article published yesterday.

https://washingtonian.com/2025/12/17/a-kennedy-center-musician-on-what-its-like-there-now/

[ShiroKuro]

@wtg said in 25th Amendment. Seriously.:

Leavitt says these things with a straight face. Remarkable.

yep. They have become totally immune to how these things sound

[Daniel]

Its reputation? That's rich.

[Daniel]

@wtg said in 25th Amendment. Seriously.:

Guess he needed a pick-me-up after last night's debacle.

President Donald Trump’s handpicked board voted on Thursday to rename Washington’s leading performing arts center as the Trump-Kennedy Center, the White House said.

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the vote on social media, saying it was 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.”

Trump, a Republican who’s chairman of the board, often refers to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, which is named for a Democratic predecessor, as the “Trump Kennedy Center.”

Asked on Dec. 7 as he walked the red carpet for the Kennedy Center Honors program whether he would rename the venue after himself, Trump said such a decision would be up to the board.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-kennedy-center-performing-arts-8b7159067174f3a0070b877c149ff0a7

Saving its reputation? Leavitt says these things with a straight face. Remarkable.

An article published yesterday.

https://washingtonian.com/2025/12/17/a-kennedy-center-musician-on-what-its-like-there-now/

They always use words like-- "unbelievable." I guess this has the advantage of both being cult-like and literally true.

[AndyD]

I keep reminding myself he is primarily a businessman, and of course an 80 year old convicted criminal.

[Piano*Dad]

He isn't a businessman, unless Don Corleone is just "a businessman." His record in business is abject failure. His record in extortion and in profiting from influence ... golden.

[wtg]

I think the word we're looking for is "huckster".

[wtg]

President Donald Trump’s handpicked board voted on Thursday to rename Washington’s leading performing arts center as the Trump-Kennedy Center, the White House said.

Nothing like tending to the important stuff. Website got changed yesterday. His name went on the building today.

The name change wasn't on the agenda for the board, and people who objected to the change were muted out on the video call. A unanimous vote! This is like Putin winning an election with 99% of the vote...

And let's not forget the congratulations sent by Press Secretary Leavitt:

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.

This is all a joke, right? We're going to wake up and realize it was just some really strange dream, right?

[Daniel]

Yes. It is a karmic joke. No doubt.