{"id":1054609,"date":"2026-02-05T12:36:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T18:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/?p=1054609"},"modified":"2026-02-05T12:37:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T18:37:02","slug":"donald-trump-kennedy-center-decision-gop-senators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/2026\/02\/05\/donald-trump-kennedy-center-decision-gop-senators\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Senators Say Donald Trump’s Kennedy Center Decision Was a ‘Big Surprise’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A few days back, Donald Trump<\/strong> announced that he\u2019s shutting down the Kennedy Center <\/strong>for two years for renovations, which has shocked a few GOP senators. Recently, two of the senators gave their stance on the closure, revealing that it wasn\u2019t decided earlier and was unexpected. One of the Republicans, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, earlier cast a vote in favor of the Big Beautiful Bill, which allowed it to pass. She is now reportedly demanding answers regarding the center\u2019s temporary shutdown as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GOP Senators react to Donald Trump’s decision<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to HuffPost<\/a>, Maine Sen. Susan Collins revealed that she was aware that renovations would happen, but the shutdown of the Kennedy Center came as a surprise. She said, “That came as a big surprise to me, because it was my understanding that the renovations are already underway and going well, so I don’t think that was anticipated when we provided the money.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski also reacted to the Kennedy Center closure news. She said, “At no point in time was it ever suggested that the entire Kennedy Center would be shut down for renovation.\u201d The Punchbowl outlet<\/a> reports that Murkowski, who had a key contribution in approving the Big Beautiful Bill, is now pushing for answers as to why the center is closing down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On February 2, Trump also took to Truth Social<\/a> to announce that the Kennedy Center is closing down for “construction, revitalization, and complete rebuilding” for two years, starting July 4 on the 250th anniversary of America. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He wrote, “Based on these findings, and totally subject to Board approval, I have determined that the fastest way to bring The Trump Kennedy Center to the highest level of Success, Beauty, and Grandeur, is to cease Entertainment Operations for an approximately two year period of time, with a scheduled Grand Reopening that will rival and surpass anything that has taken place with respect to such a Facility before.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Originally reported by Sourav Chakraborty on Mandatory<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A few days back, Donald Trump announced that he\u2019s shutting down the Kennedy Center for two years for renovations, which has shocked a few GOP senators. Recently, two of the senators gave their stance on the closure, revealing that it wasn\u2019t decided earlier and was unexpected. One of the Republicans, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, earlier […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4243,"featured_media":1054612,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"xe_is_sponsored":false,"xe_sponsored_img":0,"xe_sponsored_url":"","xe_sponsored_start_date":"","xe_exclude":false,"xe_exclude_from_yahoo":"","created_by_alias":"","just_watch_slug":"","just_watch_year":"","just_watch_title":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[494,46538,46837],"show-tag":[],"genre":[],"class_list":["post-1054609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-donald-trump","tag-lifestyle","tag-lifestyle-news"],"yoast_head":"\nGOP Senators Say Donald Trump's Kennedy Center Decision Was a 'Big Surprise'<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Two GOP senators, Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins, react to the announcement of Donald Trump about the closure of the Kennedy Center.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1725883-donald-trump-kennedy-center-decision-gop-senators\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"GOP Senators Say Donald Trump's Kennedy Center Decision Was a 'Big Surprise'\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Two GOP senators, Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins, react to the announcement of Donald Trump about the closure of the Kennedy Center.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1725883-donald-trump-kennedy-center-decision-gop-senators\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Reality Tea\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RealityTea\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-02-05T18:36:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-05T18:37:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/02\/Evolve-Images-2026-02-05T161437.986.png?resize=1200,630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Evolve Editors\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Realitytea\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Realitytea\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Evolve Editors\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1725883-donald-trump-kennedy-center-decision-gop-senators#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/2026\/02\/05\/donald-trump-kennedy-center-decision-gop-senators\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Evolve Editors\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/#\/schema\/person\/cad79c50654398b7b545c0be4e9fbd94\"},\"headline\":\"GOP Senators Say Donald Trump’s Kennedy Center Decision Was a ‘Big Surprise’\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-05T18:36:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-05T18:37:02+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/2026\/02\/05\/donald-trump-kennedy-center-decision-gop-senators\/\"},\"wordCount\":347,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1725883-donald-trump-kennedy-center-decision-gop-senators#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/02\/Evolve-Images-2026-02-05T161437.986.png\",\"keywords\":[\"Donald Trump\",\"Lifestyle\",\"Lifestyle News\"],\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1725883-donald-trump-kennedy-center-decision-gop-senators#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/2026\/02\/05\/donald-trump-kennedy-center-decision-gop-senators\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1725883-donald-trump-kennedy-center-decision-gop-senators\",\"name\":\"GOP Senators Say Donald Trump's Kennedy Center Decision Was a 'Big Surprise'\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1725883-donald-trump-kennedy-center-decision-gop-senators#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1725883-donald-trump-kennedy-center-decision-gop-senators#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/02\/Evolve-Images-2026-02-05T161437.986.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-05T18:36:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-05T18:37:02+00:00\",\"description\":\"Two GOP senators, Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins, react to the announcement of Donald Trump about the closure of the Kennedy Center.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1725883-donald-trump-kennedy-center-decision-gop-senators#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1725883-donald-trump-kennedy-center-decision-gop-senators\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1725883-donald-trump-kennedy-center-decision-gop-senators#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/02\/Evolve-Images-2026-02-05T161437.986.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/02\/Evolve-Images-2026-02-05T161437.986.png\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":675,\"caption\":\"Photo Credit: Alex Wong\/Getty Images\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1725883-donald-trump-kennedy-center-decision-gop-senators#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"GOP Senators Say Donald Trump’s Kennedy Center Decision Was a ‘Big Surprise’\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/\",\"name\":\"Reality Tea\",\"description\":\"Reality TV News Spilled Daily From Your Favorite Reality Shows!\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Reality Tea\",\"alternateName\":\"Reality TV News Spilled Daily From Your Favorite Reality Shows!\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/09\/reality_tea_social_banners-820x312-1.jpg?w=820&h=312&crop=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/09\/reality_tea_social_banners-820x312-1.jpg?w=820&h=312&crop=1\",\"width\":820,\"height\":312,\"caption\":\"Reality Tea\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RealityTea\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/Realitytea\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/realitytea\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/#\/schema\/person\/cad79c50654398b7b545c0be4e9fbd94\",\"name\":\"Evolve Editors\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cc4ce1c8b6eba6d77374bc2b4eeb131d443066fced06d1548da7a67cba625496?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cc4ce1c8b6eba6d77374bc2b4eeb131d443066fced06d1548da7a67cba625496?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Evolve Editors\"},\"description\":\"Evolve Media is a publisher of leading enthusiast destinations.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/author\/evolveeditors\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"GOP Senators Say Donald Trump's Kennedy Center Decision Was a 'Big Surprise'","description":"Two GOP senators, Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins, react to the announcement of Donald Trump about the closure of the Kennedy Center.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1725883-donald-trump-kennedy-center-decision-gop-senators","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"GOP Senators Say Donald Trump's Kennedy Center Decision Was a 'Big Surprise'","og_description":"Two GOP senators, Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins, react to the announcement of Donald Trump about the closure of the Kennedy Center.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1725883-donald-trump-kennedy-center-decision-gop-senators","og_site_name":"Reality Tea","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RealityTea","article_published_time":"2026-02-05T18:36:58+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-02-05T18:37:02+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":630,"url":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/02\/Evolve-Images-2026-02-05T161437.986.png?resize=1200,630","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Evolve Editors","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@Realitytea","twitter_site":"@Realitytea","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Evolve Editors","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1725883-donald-trump-kennedy-center-decision-gop-senators#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/2026\/02\/05\/donald-trump-kennedy-center-decision-gop-senators\/"},"author":{"name":"Evolve Editors","@id":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/#\/schema\/person\/cad79c50654398b7b545c0be4e9fbd94"},"headline":"GOP Senators Say Donald Trump’s Kennedy Center Decision Was a ‘Big Surprise’","datePublished":"2026-02-05T18:36:58+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-05T18:37:02+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/2026\/02\/05\/donald-trump-kennedy-center-decision-gop-senators\/"},"wordCount":347,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1725883-donald-trump-kennedy-center-decision-gop-senators#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/02\/Evolve-Images-2026-02-05T161437.986.png","keywords":["Donald Trump","Lifestyle","Lifestyle News"],"articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1725883-donald-trump-kennedy-center-decision-gop-senators#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/2026\/02\/05\/donald-trump-kennedy-center-decision-gop-senators\/","url":"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1725883-donald-trump-kennedy-center-decision-gop-senators","name":"GOP Senators Say Donald Trump's Kennedy Center Decision Was a 'Big Surprise'","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1725883-donald-trump-kennedy-center-decision-gop-senators#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1725883-donald-trump-kennedy-center-decision-gop-senators#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/02\/Evolve-Images-2026-02-05T161437.986.png","datePublished":"2026-02-05T18:36:58+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-05T18:37:02+00:00","description":"Two GOP senators, Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins, react to the announcement of Donald Trump about the closure of the Kennedy Center.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1725883-donald-trump-kennedy-center-decision-gop-senators#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1725883-donald-trump-kennedy-center-decision-gop-senators"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1725883-donald-trump-kennedy-center-decision-gop-senators#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/02\/Evolve-Images-2026-02-05T161437.986.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/02\/Evolve-Images-2026-02-05T161437.986.png","width":1200,"height":675,"caption":"Photo Credit: Alex Wong\/Getty Images"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1725883-donald-trump-kennedy-center-decision-gop-senators#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"GOP Senators Say Donald Trump’s Kennedy Center Decision Was a ‘Big Surprise’"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/","name":"Reality Tea","description":"Reality TV News Spilled Daily From Your Favorite Reality Shows!","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/#organization","name":"Reality Tea","alternateName":"Reality TV News Spilled Daily From Your Favorite Reality Shows!","url":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/09\/reality_tea_social_banners-820x312-1.jpg?w=820&h=312&crop=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/09\/reality_tea_social_banners-820x312-1.jpg?w=820&h=312&crop=1","width":820,"height":312,"caption":"Reality Tea"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RealityTea","https:\/\/x.com\/Realitytea","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/realitytea\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/#\/schema\/person\/cad79c50654398b7b545c0be4e9fbd94","name":"Evolve Editors","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cc4ce1c8b6eba6d77374bc2b4eeb131d443066fced06d1548da7a67cba625496?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cc4ce1c8b6eba6d77374bc2b4eeb131d443066fced06d1548da7a67cba625496?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Evolve Editors"},"description":"Evolve Media is a publisher of leading enthusiast destinations.","url":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/author\/evolveeditors\/"}]}},"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/realitytea.com\/2026\/02\/05\/donald-trump-kennedy-center-decision-gop-senators\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"GOP Senators Say Donald Trump’s Kennedy Center Decision Was a ‘Big Surprise’","url":"http:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/2026\/02\/05\/donald-trump-kennedy-center-decision-gop-senators\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/2026\/02\/05\/donald-trump-kennedy-center-decision-gop-senators\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/02\/Evolve-Images-2026-02-05T161437.986.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/02\/Evolve-Images-2026-02-05T161437.986.png"},"articleSection":"News","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Evolve Editors"}],"creator":["Evolve Editors"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Reality Tea","logo":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/01\/cropped-favicon-2.png"},"keywords":["donald trump","lifestyle","lifestyle news"],"dateCreated":"2026-02-05T18:36:58Z","datePublished":"2026-02-05T18:36:58Z","dateModified":"2026-02-05T18:37:02Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"GOP Senators Say Donald Trump’s Kennedy Center Decision Was a ‘Big Surprise’\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"http:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/2026\/02\/05\/donald-trump-kennedy-center-decision-gop-senators\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"post\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/02\/Evolve-Images-2026-02-05T161437.986.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2026-02-05T18:36:58Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"News\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-tags\" content=\"donald trump,lifestyle,lifestyle news\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"Evolve Editors\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/realitytea.com\/p.js"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/02\/Evolve-Images-2026-02-05T161437.986.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":962545,"url":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/2025\/09\/22\/donald-trump-4th-of-july-bash-prince-william-kate-middleton-report\/","url_meta":{"origin":1054609,"position":0},"title":"Donald Trump\u2019s 4th of July Bash Might Include Prince William & Kate Middleton, per Source","author":"Ritika Singh","date":"September 22, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Donald Trump is planning to invite Prince William and Kate Middleton to his 4th of July bash. The prosperous day marks the United States' freedom in 1776 from Britain. However, the current president reportedly wants to add a royal touch to the celebrations. According to a source, Trump wants the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Celebrities"","block_context":{"text":"Celebrities","link":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/category\/celebrities\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Donald Trump\u2019s 4th of July Bash Might Include Prince William & Kate Middleton, per Source","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-8-3.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-8-3.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-8-3.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-8-3.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":961924,"url":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/2025\/09\/19\/donald-trump-prince-harry-uk-visit-speech\/","url_meta":{"origin":1054609,"position":1},"title":"Donald Trump Intentionally Left Prince Harry Out of His State Banquet Speech, Source Claims","author":"Suushmmita Sen","date":"September 19, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Donald Trump\u2019s recent visit to the United Kingdom has caught attention, especially his State Banquet speech that skipped Prince Harry's mention. During his dinner toast at Windsor Castle, he mentioned Prince William as King Charles\u2019 \u201cremarkable son.\u201d People noticed that the President of the United States didn\u2019t take the second\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Celebrities"","block_context":{"text":"Celebrities","link":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/category\/celebrities\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"US President Donald Trump gestures as he and US First Lady Melania Trump (unseen) board Air Force One at Stansted Airport, in Stansted, north of London, on September 18, 2025, to leave at the end of the US President's second State Visit.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/09\/donald-trump.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/09\/donald-trump.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/09\/donald-trump.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/09\/donald-trump.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":961829,"url":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/2025\/09\/19\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-donald-trump-state-banquet-speech\/","url_meta":{"origin":1054609,"position":2},"title":"Prince Harry & Meghan Markle Felt Betrayed by Royals Over What Happened at Donald Trump Dinner, Says Source","author":"Suushmmita Sen","date":"September 19, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were reportedly upset with the royal family over their reaction to Donald Trump\u2019s State Banquet dinner speech. Recently, the President of the United States visited England with his wife, First Lady Melania Trump. The royals gave the couple a warm welcome at the Windsor Castle\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Celebrities"","block_context":{"text":"Celebrities","link":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/category\/celebrities\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attend the Wheelchair Basketball final between USA and Israel during day one of the 2025 Invictus Games at on February 09, 2025 in Vancouver, British Columbia.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/09\/donald-trump-meghan-markle-prince-harry.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/09\/donald-trump-meghan-markle-prince-harry.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/09\/donald-trump-meghan-markle-prince-harry.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/09\/donald-trump-meghan-markle-prince-harry.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":991831,"url":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/2025\/11\/06\/taylor-swift-response-to-trump-fate-of-ophelia\/","url_meta":{"origin":1054609,"position":3},"title":"\u2018Taylor Swift Response to Trump\u2019 Trend Explained","author":"Evolve Editors","date":"November 6, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The decision by Donald Trump's PR team to use a Taylor Swift song to promote the Republican appears to have backfired, as a modified version of the same jingle, targeting the 47th US President in response, is now making rounds on the internet. The said parody video, which made use\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Celebrities"","block_context":{"text":"Celebrities","link":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/category\/celebrities\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"\u2018Taylor Swift Response to Trump\u2019 Trend Explained","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/Taylor-Swift.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/Taylor-Swift.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/Taylor-Swift.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/Taylor-Swift.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":950884,"url":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/2025\/08\/28\/donald-trump-son-barron-dating-rumors-melania\/","url_meta":{"origin":1054609,"position":4},"title":"Donald Trump\u2019s Son Barron\u2019s Love Life Is Non-Existent for a Reason, Says Source","author":"Nikita Nath","date":"August 28, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"There is a reason why President Donald Trump\u2019s son Barron Trump's love life is reportedly non-existent. As reported by People magazine, a \"source\" informed that the 19-year-old has currently put his main focus on establishing his career. He allegedly has deep interest in business, and wants to be a part\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Celebrities"","block_context":{"text":"Celebrities","link":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/category\/celebrities\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Donald Trump, Melania Trump and Barron Trump are seen at the funeral of Ivana Trump on July 20, 2022 in New York City.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-2025-08-28T172228.046.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-2025-08-28T172228.046.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-2025-08-28T172228.046.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-2025-08-28T172228.046.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":961060,"url":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/2025\/09\/18\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-donald-trump-uk-visit\/","url_meta":{"origin":1054609,"position":5},"title":"Prince Harry & Meghan Markle Keeping Quiet Amid Donald Trump’s Visit Is Intentional, Says Expert","author":"Varsha Narayanan","date":"September 18, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are allegedly deliberately keeping quiet amid President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump's, royal state visit. According to Daily Mail's exclusive report, the Sussexes chose to lay low in Montecito, California, opting out of significant online activity or any public engagements. According to a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Celebrities"","block_context":{"text":"Celebrities","link":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/category\/celebrities\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex are seen during the closing ceremony of the Invictus Games D\u00fcsseldorf 2023 at Merkur Spiel-Arena on September 16, 2023 in Duesseldorf, Germany.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-2025-09-18T180217.402.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-2025-09-18T180217.402.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-2025-09-18T180217.402.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-2025-09-18T180217.402.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1054609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4243"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1054609"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1054609\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1054613,"href":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1054609\/revisions\/1054613"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1054612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1054609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1054609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1054609"},{"taxonomy":"show","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/show-tag?post=1054609"},{"taxonomy":"genre","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/genre?post=1054609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}