It can be so disorienting living in this half-horror show half-slapstick comedy.

The Kennedy Center says it plans to file a $1 million lawsuit against jazz artist Chuck Redd, after the musician canceled his annual Christmas Eve performance. The Associated Press first reported that Redd pulled out of the show days after President Trump’s name was added to the exterior of the performing arts center in Washington, D.C.

In an email to NPR on Saturday, Kennedy Center spokesperson Roma Daravi said Redd’s decision is a disservice to the arts.

Oh dear, that sounds bad – but wait, who is Roma Daravi? Is she one of the Trump people who were hired to replace all the people who quit when he hijacked the place? Yes, of course she is.

“Any artist cancelling their show at the Trump Kennedy Center over political differences isn’t courageous or principled—they are selfish, intolerant, and have failed to meet the basic duty of a public artist: to perform for all people,” she said.

Sssshhhhhhh. Sit down. Shut up. For one thing, some “political differences” are absolutely significant enough for artists to cancel their shows. For another thing Trump is not just a “political difference”; he’s an evil poisonous sadistic monstrosity.

“When I saw the name change on the Kennedy Center website and then hours later on the building, I chose to cancel our concert,” [Redd] told the AP.

Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell sent a scathing letter to Redd on Friday, criticizing him and calling the cancellation a political stunt. The center shared the letter with NPR.

“Regrettably, your action surrenders to the sad bullying tactics employed by certain elements on the left, who have sought to intimidate artists into boycotting performances at our national cultural center,” it reads.

Ah yes, the bullying tactics on the left, so much more bullying than the bullying tactics of Trump and his army of ants.

In a post on X on Friday, Grenell wrote: “The left is boycotting the Arts because Trump is supporting the Arts. But we will not let them cancel shows without consequences. The Arts are for everyone – and the Left is mad about it.”

Several artists have pulled out of performances and cut ties with the Kennedy Center since Trump replaced the board and was elected chairman. In March, Hamilton canceled its 2026 run at the Kennedy Center. Actor and producer Issa Rae also called off her appearance. Folk musician Rhiannon Giddens moved her concert to a different venue in the city.

Refusing to perform at Trump’s hijacked arts venue is not “boycotting the Arts” – and in other astonishing news, Trump’s seizure of the Kennedy Center is not promoting the Arts. What Trump did is just yet one more grotesque display of vanity and greed for Name Recognition.

Trump’s name was added to the Kennedy Center building last week, after the Board of Trustees voted to rename it. The exterior’s iconic lettering now reads “The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.”

Beyond stupid. It’s the Kennedy Memorial Center because he was assassinated in office. Why is it now also the Donald J. Trump Center? What sense does that make? Is he going to slap his name on the Lincoln Memorial too?

“Art is a shared cultural experience meant to unite, not exclude,” said the statement from Daravi. “The Trump Kennedy Center is a true bipartisan institution that welcomes artists and patrons from all backgrounds—great art transcends politics, and America’s cultural center remains committed to presenting popular programming that inspires and resonates with all audiences.”

Bullshit. From beginning to end, complete bullshit. They might as well just rename it the Bullshit Center.