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Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana criticized President Donald Trump for attempting to rename buildings after himself while in office and proposed a rule preventing naming buildings after living public officials during an interview on CBS News' "Face the Nation." Kennedy cited examples such as Trump’s efforts to rename the Kennedy Center and the U.S. Institute of Peace, actions that have faced legal challenges. He emphasized that public funds should not be used for personal promotion by politicians like Trump.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-28,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
In early November 2018, President Donald Trump's administration began airing a series of ads on national cable networks like Fox News and CBS. The ads, labeled "Paid for by the U.S. Government," highlighted Trump's achievements such as tax cuts and law enforcement support while denouncing communism, socialism, and Marxism. They featured images from Trump’s presidency set to music, including JMSN’s song “Love Me.” These ads were criticized by Democrats like Rep. Jamie Raskin for potentially violating federal rules against using taxpayer funds for political campaigning. The total cost of the campaign had escalated to $430,000 as of November 9th, according to AdImpact. Despite this controversy, the White House defended these ads as "public service announcements" aimed at promoting patriotism and national defense.
Written for “Taxpayer Funded Pro-Trump Ads” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 42 other(s) covering the same event.
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., said on Sunday that living public officials should not have buildings named after them and proposed a rule to prohibit such renaming efforts.
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buildings → say → efforts
This comes as President Donald Trump continues to push to rename the Kennedy Center after himself.
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Trump → come → himself
The president has also sought to rename other prominent federal buildings in Washington, D.C., after himself since returning to the White House last year.
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president → seek → House
Kennedy said public officials, including Trump, should not "spend public money on private ads for themselves.
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officials → say → themselves
"
"The White House sees it differently, but … you can’t spend public money to … promote yourself," Kennedy told host Margaret Brennan during an appearance on CBS News' "Face the Nation."
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Kennedy → see → Nation
Kennedy's comments came as a new ad promoting Trump appeared on multiple networks, that was funded by the federal government.
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that → come → government
The senator then suggested public officials should be barred from having a building named after them while they are still alive.
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they → suggest → them
"I may end up with a sombrero on my head, but I also think we ought to have a rule that no politician can have a building named after him when he’s alive," he said, referring to Trump mocking Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., last year by sharing AI videos of the lawmakers wearing sombreros.
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Trump → end → sombreros
Trump has attempted to rename multiple buildings after himself since returning to the Oval Office, including the Kennedy Center, although federal judges blocked multiple attempts by the center's board — handpicked by Trump — to add the president’s name to the building.
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judges → attempt → building
Trump's name was briefly added to the building's facade but was ordered removed after courts ruled that only Congress holds the authority to change the center's name.
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Congress → add → name
The State Department also added Trump’s name last year to the U.S. Institute of Peace, but former institute officials removed by the Trump administration filed a court motion earlier this month to block construction crews from putting the president’s name onto the outside of the building.
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officials → add → building
Trump also suggested he wanted New York's Penn Station and the D.C. area's Dulles Airport named after him as a condition for a funding deal earlier this year.
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Station → suggest → deal
The president has additionally floated a project to construct a promenade connecting the back of the Lincoln Memorial to the Potomac River, saying that allies wanted to call it the "Trump Promenade.
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allies → float → it
"
"They want to call it the Trump Promenade, but I don't know if I want to do that, but it's going to be beautiful," he said at the time.
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he → want → time
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