Workers remove Trump’s name from Kennedy Center after court ruling
Key takeaways
- Judge says Trump-backed board’s move to add president’s name unlawful, requires Congressional approval.
- On Saturday, workers were seen on scaffolding in front of the iconic building, with white awning obscuring the removal process.
- A day earlier, US District Judge Christopher Cooper rejected a last minute appeal by the center’s Trump-aligned board to block an earlier ruling calling for the president’s name to be removed.
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Judge says Trump-backed board’s move to add president’s name unlawful, requires Congressional approval.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Workers build scaffolding near the signage for the "Donald J Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts" in Washington, DC [File: AFP]By Al Jazeera Staff and AFPPublished On 13 Jun 202613 Jun 2026Workers have begun removing the name of United States President Donald Trump from the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC following a court ruling.
On Saturday, workers were seen on scaffolding in front of the iconic building, with white awning obscuring the removal process.