Maria Shriver Mocks Trump’s Closure Of The Kennedy Center With Her Own Vicious ‘Translation’ | EUROtoday

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Maria Shriver ought to supply a course on Duolingo for Trump- converse.

On Sunday, the niece of the late President John F. Kennedy took to X to supply her interpretation of President Donald Trump’s surprising announcement that the Kennedy Center will briefly shut down for 2 years as a consequence of “Construction, Revitalization, and Complete Rebuilding.”

Maria Shriver speaks during the “Sally Ride: A Lifetime of Accomplishment, A Champion of Science Literacy” at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts on May 20, 2013.
Maria Shriver speaks throughout the “Sally Ride: A Lifetime of Accomplishment, A Champion of Science Literacy” on the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts on May 20, 2013.

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The former journalist started her submit by mentioning that the performing arts heart has hit a little bit of a tough patch since Trump determined to slap his identify on the power, which is a fairly audacious transfer contemplating that it was constructed as a residing memorial for Kennedy after his dying.

“Translation: It has been brought to my attention that due to the name change (but nobody’s telling me it’s due to the name change), but it’s been brought to my attention that entertainers are canceling left and right,” Shriver wrote. “And I have determined that since the name change no one wants to perform there any longer.”

From Left: Shriver and President Donald Trump.
From Left: Shriver and President Donald Trump.

She went on to share what she thinks Trump is de facto saying between the strains of his announcement.

“I’ve determined that due to this change in schedule,” she continued as Trump. “It’s best for me to close this center down and rebuild a new center that will bear my name, which will surely get everybody to stop talking about the fact that everybody’s canceling… right?”

Translation: It has been delivered to my consideration that as a result of identify change (however no one’s telling me it’s as a result of identify change), nevertheless it’s been delivered to my consideration that entertainers are canceling left and proper, and I’ve decided that because the identify change nobody needs… https://t.co/BDsjQeOAC9

— Maria Shriver (@mariashriver) February 2, 2026

Trump made the announcement late Sunday on his Truth Social platform, calling the present construction “tired, broken, and dilapidated.”

Trump wrote, “I have determined that the fastest way to bring The Trump Kennedy Center to the highest level of Success, Beauty, and Grandeur, is to cease Entertainment Operations for an approximately two year period of time.”

He added that the venue will shut on July 4 ― the nation’s 250th anniversary ― and can reopen shortly earlier than he leaves workplace.

Maria Shriver, far right, at the grand opening of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 1971. She is flanked by her father and mother, Sargent Shriver and Eunice Kennedy, and siblings Tim and Bobby Shriver.
Maria Shriver, far proper, on the grand opening of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 1971. She is flanked by her father and mom, Sargent Shriver and Eunice Kennedy, and siblings Tim and Bobby Shriver.

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Droves of performers have been pulling out of their scheduled appearances on the historically nonpartisan venue, together with the touring manufacturing of the musical “Hamilton,” composer Philip Glasssoprano Renée Fleming and “Insecure” creator Issa Rae.

There are additionally quite a few studies of dwindling donations and declining ticket gross sales.

Shriver was under no circumstances the one Kennedy member of the family to specific their disdain for the closure.

“President Kennedy would remind us that it is not buildings that define the greatness of a nation. It is the actions of its people and its leaders,” former Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-Mass.), who’s JFK’s grandnephew, wrote on X Sunday. “So, do not be distracted from what this Administration is actually trying to erase: our connection, our community, and our commitment to the rights of all.”


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