Around 3 a.m. ET on Saturday morning, workers began adding a tarp that obstructed any view of the removal of Trump’s name.
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People wait for the removal of President Donald Trump's name from the facade of the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, June 12, 2026. The board of trustees filed a brief notice of appeal late Thursday on the eve of the deadline from a federal judge to remove the current lettering referring to the building as the The Donald J. Trump And John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
By the evening, a crowd had gathered and cheered on workers as they set up scaffolding to begin removing the lettering that was installed after Trump ousted the institution’s board of trustees and Around 3 a.m. ET on Saturday morning, workers began adding a curtain that obstructed any view of the removal of Trump’s name. A livestream can still be A tarp covers the newly removed name of President Donald Trump from the facade of the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, US, on Saturday, June 13, 2026.
The removal of the signage caps a legal battle that began last December when Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty , an ex-officio member of the Kennedy Center’s board, filed the lawsuit seeking to remove Trump’s name from the 55-year-old institution.that “Congress gave the Kennedy Center its name, and only Congress can change it” and that the memorial to John F. Kennedy, an assassinated president, must stay unchanged.
The disposal of the lettering, “The Donald J. Trump and” is a stinging defeat for the Trump administration, but vindication for many arts advocates, including some The judge also blocked the two-year closure of the Kennedy Center due to renovations proposed by the Trump-installed board, but left open the possibility the board could revisit it through proper procedures, writing that the board “does not have leeway to disregard its obligations to present programming and maintain a presidential memorial site. ”By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. You are also agreeing to our
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