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In the hours following the death of Caroline Kennedy’s daughter, Tatiana Schlossberg, President Donald Trump took to social media to mock the famous political family.
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At Truth Social on the afternoon of December 30, Trump shared screenshots of MAGA supporters insulting Kennedy for their response to his recent decision to add his own name to the Kennedy Center.
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Family members have argued that Trump is barred from renaming the center “by federal law,” however, work crews have already added his name above JFK’s at the historic memorial site.
As the Kennedys mourned the untimely death of Tatiana Schlossberg — daughter of Caroline Kennedy and granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy — Donald Trump took to social media to share posts mocking the famous family.
Tatiana, the middle child of Caroline Kennedy and her husband Edwin Schlossberg, died on Tuesday, December 30 at the age of 35, just over a month after she publicly said she had been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia.
The news was shared by the JFK Library Foundation’s social media accounts on behalf of Tatiana’s family, which included her husband, Dr. George Moran, and their young children, Edwin and Josephine.
“Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts,” read the post, which was signed by “George, Edwin and Josephine Moran, Ed, Caroline, Jack, Rose and Rory.”
Trump did not directly mention Tatiana’s death in his social media deluge after her death. Instead, he shared screenshots of MAGA supporters mocking the famous political family for their recent responses to his decision to add his name to the Kennedy Center, a historic performance venue in Washington, DC that was dedicated as a memorial to JFK after his assassination in Dallas, Texas, in 1963.
“The Kennedy family has long neglected the Kennedy Center,” claimed one. “I don’t raise money for it. I never show up. And the only Kennedy who has been there recently is a member of Trump’s cabinet.”
“The Trumps have always been supporters of the arts. The Kennedys are supporters of the Kennedys,” read another.
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Work crews add Donald Trump’s name to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on December 18, 2025
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Thursday, December 18, that the historic site’s governing board “voted unanimously” to rename the building the “Trump-Kennedy Center.” The next day, work crews added “Donald Trump and” above the previously existing letters that read “John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.”
However, controversy quickly arose between members of the Kennedy Center’s board of directors and the family itself. Tatiana’s brother, Jack Schlossberg, wrote on X that “the microphones were muted” during the conference where the board voted, and the result was “NOT unanimous.”
Jack’s statement aligned with comments made by Ohio Representative Joyce Beatty, who is an ex-officio member of the Kennedy Center’s board of directors. After the vote, Beatty addressed X with accusations that she and other opponents of the vote were silenced on the roll call and not allowed to voice their differing opinions.
“For the record. This was not unanimous. I was stopped on the call and not allowed to speak or express my opposition to this move,” Beatty, 75, wrote. “Also, for the record, this was not on the agenda. This was not a consensus. This is censorship.”
In her video message, she continued: “Clearly, Congress has a say in this. This center, the Kennedy Center, was created by Congress. I think it’s important to know that this is just another attempt to skirt the law and not let the people have a say.”
Other Kennedys approached the issue from a legal standpoint. “The Kennedy Center is a living memorial to a fallen president and named for President Kennedy by federal law,” wrote Joe Kennedy III, grandson of former Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. “It can’t be renamed any sooner than anyone can rename the Lincoln Memorial, no matter what anyone says.”
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The Kennedys have yet to respond to Trump’s latest attacks. The only family members to post on social media in the hours following Tatiana’s death were those sharing loving tributes, such as Caroline’s cousin Maria Shriver, who was directly mocked in some of Trump’s screenshots.
“I return to this space today to pay tribute to my sweet and beloved Tatiana, who left this earth today,” Shriver wrote on X. “I return to this space to pay tribute to her and to honor her loving and supportive family who came together and did everything they could to help her. I return to this space with a broken heart because Tatiana loved life. She loved her life and she tried to save it.”
“I can’t understand it. I can’t make any sense of it. None. Zero,” she continued. “My heart has always been with my cousin Caroline since we were little kids. My whole being is with her now. What a rock she has been.”
“Those of us left behind will make sure Eddie and Josie know what a beautiful and brave spirit their mother was and always will be. She takes after her amazing mother, Caroline. May we all hold Tatiana’s family in our collective embrace not only today but in the days to come, and may each of you who read this know how lucky you are to be alive and now such a gift.
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