GOP Proposal: Rename Kennedy Opera House After First Lady

The House Appropriations Committee approved an amendment Tuesday that would name the famed opera house at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., after first lady Melania Trump.

The committee voted 33-25 to approve the amendment to the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies annual spending bill that would rename the opera house as the “First Lady Melania Trump Opera House,” The Hill reported.

With more than 2,300 seats, the opera house is the second-largest theater at the Kennedy Center and often plays host to its headline performances.

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