{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://larson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/larson-blasts-trump-threat-demolish-kennedy-center", "Larson Blasts Trump Threat to Demolish the Kennedy Center", "2026-08-25", "2026", "2026-08", "Democrat", "House", "CT", "John B. Larson", "L000557", "larson.house.gov", "larson", "https://larson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "\u201cNo one is surprised that someone with an ego as big as Donald Trump\u2019s believes their name should be above John F. Kennedy\u2019s on our beloved former president\u2019s living memorial,\u201d said Larson. \u201cI wish President Trump were more focused on ending the illegal war he launched in Iran than he is on destroying the Kennedy Center and building his taxpayer-funded ballroom. It figures that he would want to distract the public when prices are rising on his watch and our troops are losing their lives. He needs to come before Congress and be held accountable for his abuses of power\u2014as the Constitution and War Powers Act require.\u201d\n\nAfter President Trump illegally took over the Kennedy Center to rename the living memorial in honor of himself, Larson joined with Rep. April McClain Delaney (MD-06) to introduce the Kennedy Center Protection Act, which would remove Trump\u2019s name or any other illegally placed signage from the building\u2019s premises. In April, Larson filed articles of impeachment to remove President Trump from office, following his illegal declaration of war against Iran. Last month, Rep. Larson introduced a bill to cut off all funding for Trump\u2019s illegal war in Iran and prohibit the use of any federal funds for military conflicts not explicitly authorized by Congress.", 1, "2026-08-26T05:33:32Z", "2026-08-26T05:34:56Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://larson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/larson-blasts-trump-threat-demolish-kennedy-center"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.369226887822151, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}