Shriver, 69, is one of JFK's nieces — the daughter of his sister, Eunice Kennedy Shriver. Her post comes days after Missouri Rep. Bob Onder introduced a bill, dubbed the “Make Entertainment Great Again Act," proposing to rename the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts after the current president.

After U.S. House Republicans moved to rename the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after first lady Melania Trump on July 22, 2025, a rumor spread that Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of former President Kennedy, slammed the effort in an Instagram post.

Maria Shriver has blasted the intensifying MAGA makeover of the Kennedy Center, which threatens to wipe her uncle’s name from the country’s premier arts venue. Last week, Republicans on a House panel voted to rename the center’s opera house after first lady Melania Trump.