Maria Shriver has blasted the intensifying MAGA makeover of the Kennedy Center, which threatens to wipe her uncle’s name from the country’s premier arts venue. Last week, Republicans on a House panel voted to rename the center’s opera house after first lady Melania Trump.

Kennedy's nephew is an ally of President Donald Trump and a former Democrat — Health and Human Services (HHS) Director Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — JFK's niece, veteran journalist Maria Shriver, is clashing with MAGA Republicans over efforts to rename the John F.

Just last week, House Republicans approved an amendment to a spending bill that would designate the Kennedy Center’s Opera House as the “First Lady Melania Trump Opera House.” Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) introduced the amendment, which passed the Appropriations Committee by a vote of 33–25.