I'll Give Myself an Honor

During his remarks at the Kennedy Center last year in August, Donald Trump revealed the reason why he appointed himself chairman of the Kennedy Center. "I wanted one [a Kennedy Center Honor]. I was never able to get one..... I waited and waited and waited and I said, "The hell with it! I'll become chairman, and give myself an honor," Trump rambled.

Since then, Trump has rebranded the Center with his name:

The Center's webpage logo also reflects this name change.

HOWEVER

The recent attempt to change the name of the Kennedy Center to include Donald Trump's name was not legal, according to lawsuits filed by members of Congress and legal experts, who argue that only Congress can alter the name of the national memorial, as established by federal law. A lawsuit claims the Board's vote and subsequent signage change are unlawful, violating the statute that designated it as a memorial to President John F. Kennedy, and seeks to have the name restored.

Note: The statute (act of Congress) that designated the National Cultural Center as a living memorial to President Kennedy was signed into law on January 23, 1964, by President Lyndon B. Johnson, just two months after the President's assassination.