Judge keeps order in place to remove Trump’s name from Kennedy Center
Key takeaways
- The US president has sought to reshape the capital city’s image and institutions through series of plans and projects.
- US District Judge Christopher Cooper dismissed an effort by the centre’s board, whose members were handpicked by Trump, to reverse a previous order taking his name off the building by Friday.
- Many of those efforts have faced legal challenges.
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The US president has sought to reshape the capital city’s image and institutions through series of plans and projects.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Workers erect scaffolding in front of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts sign in Washington, DC, on Friday, June 12, 2026 [Cliff Owen/AP Photo]By Al Jazeera Staff, Reuters and The Associated Press Published On 12 Jun 202612 Jun 2026President Donald Trump’s name is set to be removed from the facade of the Kennedy Center, an entertainment and cultural institution in Washington, DC, after a judge rejected a last-minute request to keep it in place.
US District Judge Christopher Cooper dismissed an effort by the centre’s board, whose members were handpicked by Trump, to reverse a previous order taking his name off the building by Friday.