Trump vents about judge who blocked the Kennedy Center renovation and fumes over his legal setbacks
Summary
President Donald Trump criticized a federal judge who blocked his plan to renovate the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and ordered Trump’s name to be removed from the center. After the ruling, Trump said he would step back from the renovation project and might hand control of the center back to Congress.Key Facts
- A federal judge, Christopher Cooper, stopped the renovation of the Kennedy Center and ordered Trump’s name removed.
- Trump called Judge Cooper “an anti Trump Hater” on his social media platform, Truth Social.
- The renovation planned to close the center for about two years starting in July.
- The judge said the center’s board vote to close the venue was “ill-informed” and ignored legal rules.
- Trump accused the center of being in poor condition and said the new building would have been excellent.
- Trump linked the judge’s decision to earlier legal losses, including a Supreme Court ruling on tariffs.
- The judge stated that only Congress can change the name of the Kennedy Center.
- After the ruling, Trump said he would give up control of the Kennedy Center and did not say if he would remain chairman of the board.
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