Kennedy relative hails Democrat as ‘national hero’ for standing up to Trump over Kennedy Center
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Kennedy relative hails Democrat as ‘national hero’ for standing up to Trump over Kennedy Center
‘We will not be bullied into silence or submission,’ Kerry Kennedy wrote on social media
Brendan Rascius in New York Friday 18 September 2026 17:03 BST
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John F. Kennedy’s niece praised a Democratic lawmaker as a “national hero” for challenging President Donald Trump’s proposed changes to the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
Kerry Kennedy, the daughter of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, took to social media to applaud Ohio Rep. Joyce Beatty, who is leading a legal challenge to Trump’s effort to rename the performing arts center after himself.
“@RepBeatty is a national hero,” Kerry Kennedy wrote on X on Thursday. “She has fiercely and courageously stood up for the Kennedy Center, for the arts, for Uncle Jack’s memory, for this country’s history, and most importantly, for the law, time and time again.”
“We will not be bullied into silence or submission,” she added. “Thank you, Rep. Beatty. We are all so grateful for your leadership.”

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