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Judge Orders Removal of Trump Kennedy Center Inscription

8/19/2026

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Judge Christopher Cooper ruled in May that Congress may rename the Kennedy Center and ordered President Donald Trump inscription removed by June 12, 2026.
Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) sued because the Kennedy Center board voted 20-3 to add the inscription “Restored and Renovated by President Donald Trump” and rename the venue “President Donald Trump Plaza.”
An appeals court denied the administration’s July request to keep the President Donald Trump inscription.

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Judge Christopher Cooper ruled in May that Congress may rename the Kennedy Center and ordered President Donald Trump inscription removed by June 12, 2026.
Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) sued because the Kennedy Center board voted 20-3 to add the inscription “Restored and Renovated by President Donald Trump” and rename the venue “President Donald Trump Plaza.”
An appeals court denied the administration’s July request to keep the President Donald Trump inscription.