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Comedy Writer Bought ‘Trump Kennedy Center’ Domain Names, Anticipating President Would Rename Institution After Himself: ‘Satire Became Unavoidable’

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Comedy Writer Bought ‘Trump Kennedy Center’ Domain Names, Anticipating President Would Rename Institution After Himself: ‘Satire Became Unavoidable’ Open in Variety.com
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  • Morton bought the domain names trumpkennedycenter.org and trumpkennedycenter.com to lampoon the branding move, signaling a satirical jab at the Kennedy Center.
  • The action follows scrutiny of renaming the Kennedy Center to reflect Trump branding, seen as crossing into presidential optics by some observers.
  • Morton frames the Kennedy Center branding shift as satire that questions governance debates the venue faces amid branding and power shifts.

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A ‘South Park’ Writer Predicted Trump Would Rename the Kennedy Center and Bought the URLs in Advance

https://people.com/south-park-writer-predicted-trump-rename-kennedy-center-11876332People.com
A ‘South Park’ Writer Predicted Trump Would Rename the Kennedy Center and Bought the URLs in Advance

Former ‘South Park’ Writer Bought Trump-Kennedy Center URLs In Anticipation Of Venue Renaming

https://deadline.com/2025/12/trump-kennedy-center-south-park-writer-domain-names-1236657141/Deadline.com
Former ‘South Park’ Writer Bought Trump-Kennedy Center URLs In Anticipation Of Venue Renaming

South Park writer snaps up Trump-Kennedy center web domains

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15415255/South-Park-writer-Trump-Kennedy-center-troll.htmlDailymail.co.uk
South Park writer snaps up Trump-Kennedy center web domains

Meet the TV Writer Who Bought Up the Domain After Predicting Trump’s Kennedy Center Takeover

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/toby-morton-donald-trump-kennedy-center-takeover-1236459741/Hollywoodreporter.com
Meet the TV Writer Who Bought Up the Domain After Predicting Trump’s Kennedy Center Takeover

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