Joyce Beatty

“The law is extremely clear: The John F. Kennedy Center is named for President Kennedy — and no one else. But President Trump is holding the Kennedy Center hostage unless he can put his name on this sacred memorial.”

Joyce Beatty · said 2026-09-15 · reported 2026-09-15

Beatty praised Cooper's ruling in a statement, saying the law is clear that the Kennedy Center is named for President Kennedy and no one else.

“This unlawfulness is as breathtaking as it is wrong, and it needs to stop,”

Joyce Beatty · said 2026-09-15 · reported 2026-09-15

Beatty said in a statement praising Cooper's ruling that the unlawfulness is breathtaking and needs to stop.

“This morning’s decision to close the Center and the surprise agenda item to put Donald Trump’s name back on the building was more of the same,”

Joyce Beatty · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-13

Representative Joyce Beatty condemned the board's decision to close the Kennedy Center and restore Donald Trump's name to the building.

“This latest development is a transparent effort to circumvent the Court’s ruling, and flies in the face of the statutes that Congress passed,”

Joyce Beatty · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-13

Beatty criticized the board's move as an effort to circumvent a court ruling that ordered Trump's name removed from the Kennedy Center.

“I will continue to fight for this treasured national monument.”

Joyce Beatty · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-13

Beatty pledged to continue fighting for the Kennedy Center as a national monument.