Judge rejects bid to halt removal of Trump’s name from Kennedy Center
Key takeaways
- Since returning to the White House, Trump has taken repeated measures to put his name and image in official spaces — an abrupt break with American political tradition.
- An eager crowd gathered outside the storied venue Friday night, cheering occasionally as workers erected scaffolding, higher and higher, to come within reach of the signage.
- US District Judge Christopher Cooper, in a ruling last month, ordered Trump’s name taken off the iconic building in the nation’s capital by Friday.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize WASHINGTON: A US federal judge rejected a bid by the board of the Kennedy Center and the Justice Department on Friday to halt the removal of President Donald Trump’s name from the performing arts venue.
Since returning to the White House, Trump has taken repeated measures to put his name and image in official spaces — an abrupt break with American political tradition.
An eager crowd gathered outside the storied venue Friday night, cheering occasionally as workers erected scaffolding, higher and higher, to come within reach of the signage. Thousands monitored from afar via livestream, too, awaiting the moment when Trump’s name would be torn from the wall.