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Trump's name set to be stripped from Kennedy Center as appeal fails

ABC Australia · Jun 13, 2026, 1:26 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • Workers erect scaffolding in front of the Kennedy Center's signage ahead of the midnight deadline to remove Donald Trump's name.
  • Donald Trump's name is set to be removed from the Kennedy Center in Washington DC after a last-ditch appeal by his hand-picked board failed to overturn a judge's ruling.
  • Workers have built scaffolding around the section of the building that includes Mr Trump's name, which was added to the lettering last December in an attempt to rename the institution.

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Workers erect scaffolding in front of the Kennedy Center's signage ahead of the midnight deadline to remove Donald Trump's name. (AP Photo: Rahmat Gul)

Donald Trump's name is set to be removed from the Kennedy Center in Washington DC after a last-ditch appeal by his hand-picked board failed to overturn a judge's ruling.

Workers have built scaffolding around the section of the building that includes Mr Trump's name, which was added to the lettering last December in an attempt to rename the institution.

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