Lawmaker who accused Trump of Kennedy Center snub missed invite in spam folder

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by Ella Lee
March 12, 2026
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A lawmaker accused President Trump of a Kennedy Center snub, but her invite was in spam.

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Democratic Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) accused President Trump and the Kennedy Center's board of trustees of not inviting her to a March 16 meeting regarding a plan to overhaul the arts institution. Her lawyers stated this in court filings last week, ahead of a court appearance Thursday. It was later revealed that her invitation was found in a spam folder. The article does not state the specific consequences of this discovery or what happened next in the lawsuit.

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