Comedian and screenwriter Toby Morton has made perhaps his funniest move yet—buying a domain name the Trump administration would be desperate for.
Earlier this month, the board of the Kennedy Center announced it had “unanimously” voted to rename the cultural institution the “The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.”
Highlights
- Comedian Toby Morton bought the Trump-Kennedy Center domain names months before the official renaming was announced.
- Morton creates satirical websites using ironic designs and references, exposing political figures with dark humor.
- Morton aims to snap up domains quickly once political figures or scandals gain attention, turning them into comedy sites.
Soon, as part of the Trump administration’s rebranding effort, President Donald Trump’s name was added to the building’s exterior.
While they would have wanted to possibly replace the website URL from kennedy-center.org to trumpkennedycenter.org, it was non-viable.
A comedian bought a number of website domains for the Trump-Kennedy Center
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The domain name, along with trumpkennedycenter.com, was already bought—by Morton, months ago. The comedy writer behind South Park and Mad TV, told The Washington Post how this came about.
The Kennedy Center’s name change follows broader leadership changes at the cultural center after Trump was elected chair of the board earlier this year.
Several trustees were removed, longtime Kennedy Center president Deborah Rutter was ousted, and the board now includes several officials from the Trump administration.
Having followed the news throughout the year, Morton could see the name change coming from a mile away.
“As soon as Trump began gutting the Kennedy Center board earlier this year, I thought, ‘Yep, that name’s going on the building,’” he recalled.
Image credits: Toby Morton
Many people are in the business of buying website domains, which would cost $15 to $30 to register, but make a hefty profit if they are sold. Morton is not interested in the business, though; he’s bought about 50 domains that he turns into ironic websites.
While they look authentic, a closer inspection reveals Morton’s satire.
“A national institution devoted to power and loyalty” are the first words on www.trumpkennedycenter.org.
Image credits: Trump Kennedy Center
The logo, on the top left, features a black-and-white graphic resembling the silhouette of a building with multiple barred windows and shadowy human figures inside, almost like a prison. It is similar to that of the Trump Kennedy Center, but adds the people inside.
Beneath the illustration, the text “TrumpKennedyCenter.org” appears, followed by additional text with blacked-out portions, similar to that in the Epstein-related documents released by the Justice Department.
Image credits: Trump Kennedy Center
The visible words reference “J. Trump” and a “13-Year-Old Girl.”
The “next events” section welcomes the “Epstein Dancers” to the Center: “Ring in the New Year with a performance by: The Epstein Dancers,” it states, followed by, “Beginning January 2026, TrumpKennedyCenter.org enters a new era of devotion, unity, and inherited authority.”
Trump is just the latest in Morton’s website domain targets. Others include Marjorie Taylor Greene, Andrew Cuomo, Joel Osteen, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Greg Abbott.
His Instagram profile describes him as the “creator of anti-fascist websites.”
The parody website references ‘J. Trump’ and a ‘13-Year-Old-Girl’
Image credits: South Park Studios/YouTube
Another website created by Morton, NancyMace26.com, starts off looking like a legitimate political campaign site, showing a close-up photo of the South Carolina Republican representative and a message in muted blue text, saying, “Nancy Mace 2026 for South Carolina Governor.”
But once you scroll to a section labeled ‘Words of Wisdom,’ the comedic intent becomes obvious.
“I’m not here to serve, I’m here to brand,” a fake quote from Mace reads. “If that means mocking trans kids, defaming exes, inflating reimbursements, or screaming ‘groomer’ on the House floor for likes, so be it.”
The website made after Greene, MTG2026.org, presents the outgoing representative as a “Racist - Seditionist - Fascist” who is “Building a Whiter Tomorrow.”
Image credits: MTG 2026
Morton’s strategy is to quickly grab a relevant domain name when something or someone starts “blowing up in the news.”
“Once something is obvious to everyone, it’s usually gone. I’ve missed domains tied to sudden political scandals or politicians who explode into the spotlight overnight,” he told The Washington Post.
Website domains aren’t the only things Morton buys. He has also bought ad space on physical billboards. One such billboard is located in Oklahoma and parodies a text message from “God,” saying, “I don’t belong in schools,” before calling on the former state schools’ chief to resign.
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Morton has many supporters, several of whom also donate money to his efforts, including for legal consultation “to make sure everything stays on the right side of the line.”
About his plans for the Trump-Kennedy website, he said: “It’ll absolutely reflect the absurdity of the moment. Lots of surprises. Some things are truly hard to parody, though.”