JFK’s Grandson Sounds Off On President Trump And The GOP

The grandson of the late President John F. Kennedy is furious with the GOP and the Trump administration.

In response to House Republicans issuing an amendment to the interior spending bill that would rename the Kennedy Center’s Opera House after Melania Trump, JFK’s grandson Jack Schlossberg criticized the Trump administration and the GOP for supporting the name change.

In a post on Instagram, Schlossberg claimed that the Trump admin stands for the freedom of oppression and not the freedom of expression his grandfather stood for.

The Hill reported more on Schlossberg’s comments:

Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of former President John F. Kennedy, is blasting a measure from House Republicans that would rename the Kennedy Center’s famed Opera House in honor of Melania Trump.

“A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces — but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers,” Schlossberg, quoting his grandfather, wrote in a Tuesday post on Instagram.

“JFK believed the arts made our country great and could be our most effective weapon in the fight for civil rights and against authoritarian governments around the world,” Schlossberg, a vocal critic of President Trump, said.

“The Trump administration stands for freedom of oppression, not expression,” he added.

“[Trump] uses his awesome powers to suppress free expression and instill fear,” the 32-year-old son of former U.S. ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg said.

Schlossberg’s social media post came after House Republicans on the Appropriations Committee approved an amendment to the interior, environment and related agencies annual spending bill on Tuesday that would rename the opera house in the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts the “First Lady Melania Trump Opera House.”

Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) called the move an “excellent way to recognize [Melania Trump’s] support and commitment to promoting the arts.”

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Fox News reported more on the possible name change of the Kennedy Center:

House Republicans are proposing to rename the Kennedy Center’s Opera House after first lady Melania Trump.
On Tuesday, House Republicans on the Appropriations Committee approved an amendment in a 33-25 vote on an annual spending bill that would rename the opera house at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts the “First Lady Melania Trump Opera House.”

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Trump serves as the honorary chairman of the board of trustees at the Kennedy Center.

“This is an excellent way to recognize her support and commitment to promoting the arts,” said Rep. Michael Simpson-R-Id.  The move came months after President Trump appointed himself as chairman of the Kennedy Center and fired multiple board members.

At the time, he said that he and then-chair David Rubenstein “do not share [the same] Vision for a Golden Age in Arts and Culture,” according to the announcement on Truth Social.

“Just last year, the Kennedy Center featured Drag Shows specifically targeting our youth — THIS WILL STOP,” Trump wrote in the post.