By Rismadarvoice
January 2, 2026
A writer for the popular animated television series, South Park has purchased the domain name trumpkennedycenter.org and turned it into a satirical protest against United States President Donald Trump’s controversial involvement with the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
The writer and producer Toby Morton said he bought the domain in August after predicting that Trump would move to rebrand the historic Kennedy Center after installing himself as Chair, appointing loyalists to its board. The move to associate Trump’s name with the cultural institution has since sparked widespread backlash within the arts community.
Several performers reportedly withdrew from scheduled shows in protest, while the legality of the name change is now being challenged in court. Despite the controversy, the official Kennedy Center website remains kennedy center dot org, although it now identifies the institution as the Trump Kennedy Center.
Morton explained that for several years, he has been acquiring internet domains linked to political figures, using them as platforms for satire. He said the goal is to expose political power by reflecting it back through its own language and symbolism.
Visitors to trumpkennedycenter.org are greeted not with listings for classical music jazz theatre or ballet but with a mock announcement advertising a performance by the so called Epstein dancers.
The website describes itself as entering a new era of devotion, unity and inherited authority beginning January 2026, using language that critics say parodies authoritarian messaging.
Morton is not alone in using satire to respond to the development. A separate group of British satirists have also acquired a similar domain, using it to promote fiction deliberately, and provocative comedy content linked to the controversy.
Political satire has increasingly become a tool for criticism during Trump’s second term. South Park has shifted its focus more firmly towards parodying Trump with recent episodes, depicting exaggerated storylines involving the President and the White House.
Morton described the Trump Kennedy Center rebranding as a form of performance art, arguing that the irony of a leader often critical of artists and cultural institutions, now positioning himself as a guardian of the arts is striking.
He added that the episode reflects a broader reality in which politics has increasingly merged with popular culture, making satire one of the most effective responses to political excesses.
