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Judge Orders Kennedy Center Remove Trump Name, Halts Renovation

6/7/2026

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Kennedy Center lawyers ordered all internal and public documents to remove President Donald Trump’s name by June 12.
A federal judge blocked the two-year renovation and ordered the venue’s name be stripped of Trump’s.
The board, led by Trump supporters, voted in December to rename the center and installed new marble-façade lettering the next morning.
Trump said on Truth Social he would shift the center’s oversight to Congress, alleging unfair treatment.

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Kennedy Center lawyers ordered all internal and public documents to remove President Donald Trump’s name by June 12.
A federal judge blocked the two-year renovation and ordered the venue’s name be stripped of Trump’s.
The board, led by Trump supporters, voted in December to rename the center and installed new marble-façade lettering the next morning.
Trump said on Truth Social he would shift the center’s oversight to Congress, alleging unfair treatment.