The 'Right' View by Francis P. Sempa

 Trump-Kennedy Center Controversy Exposes TDS of the Left

The renaming of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts to the Trump-Kennedy Center ignited a controversy when performers Chuck Redd, Kristy Lee, and the Broadway musical “Hamilton” cancelled scheduled performances to protest the name change. Redd said he was “saddened to see this name change.” Lee explained her decision this way: “I believe in the power of truth, and I believe in the power of the people.” Lee claimed that performing at the center with Trump’s name added would be “losing my integrity.” “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda called his decision to cancel a “moral” decision because the Trump administration “politicized” the center by adding Trump’s name. Following “Hamilton’s” cancellation, Issa Rae, the creator of “Insecure,” and Rhiannon Giddens, a folk musician, also canceled performances at the center. It is no surprise that Trump Derangement Syndrome, or TDS, flourishes among our cultural elite.

Democratic Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, who sits on the center’s board, filed a lawsuit seeking to remove Trump’s name, arguing that such a name change requires an act of Congress. She also said that adding Trump’s name to the center is “reminiscent of authoritarian regimes.” “New Yorker” writer David Remnick accused Trump of dishonoring the Kennedy Center. Members of the Kennedy family have also chimed in to add their “principled” opposition to the name change.