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Streisand blasts Trump's Kennedy Center power play
The legendary singer condemns the president's attempt to rename the cultural institution after himself as an act of unchecked ego.
Billboard · 1m
Trump threatens Kennedy Center over naming dispute
After a judge blocked his name from the building's facade, the president threatened to tear it down and withheld $270 million in renovation funds.
Mother Jones · 1m