After bolting his name over the name of the president for which it memorializes, President Donald Trump now plans to replace armrests at the Kennedy Center with slabs of rock.
“Potential Marble armrests for the seating at The Trump Kennedy Center. Unlike anything ever done or seen before!” Trump announced on Truth Social on Friday.
In a December 18 post on X, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt wrote that a board for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. "just voted unanimously to rename the Kennedy Center to the Trump-Kennedy Center, while critics say the name change is premature.
Social media reacted just as harshly to news of “rock seats” as the earlier name change, however.
“It will match the rocks in his head,” said one commenter on X.
“Americans are struggling to keep food on the table while Trump is spending your money on wasteful vanity projects,” posted Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.). “He doesn’t care about you.”
“While you're struggling to pay the bills, Trump is bragging about slapping marble armrests on chairs at the Kennedy Center,” echoed another critic. “Crickets from reporters of course.”
Other critics, like Rep. Lori Trahan (D-Mass.) chief of staff Mark McDevitt, used X to harp on Trump’s disconnectedness with ailing American voters. “Ah yes. The reason for the season. Marble armrests for him, no healthcare and higher grocery + utility costs for everyone else.”
“The man wants to be first-lady but instead finds himself constantly burdened by the responsibilities of governing as President,” said Chamber of Progress Economic Analysis Director Tahra Hoops on X.