Kennedy Center Under Imminent Deadline to Remove Trump's Name
Summary
A federal judge ruled that the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts must remove President Donald Trump’s name because the center’s board did not have the legal right to change the name without Congress’s approval. The Kennedy Center has a deadline to remove the name, and the court order must be followed.Key Facts
- The Kennedy Center is a national arts institution and a memorial to former President John F. Kennedy.
- A court decided that only Congress can approve name changes to the Kennedy Center.
- The board of the Kennedy Center tried to remove President Trump’s name without Congress’s permission.
- A federal judge rejected efforts to delay the removal of Trump’s name.
- The Kennedy Center must remove President Trump’s name by 11:59 p.m. on the deadline day.
- Scaffolding and crews were seen outside the center to prepare for the name removal.
- President Donald Trump said he would work with Congress about the future of the Kennedy Center.
- The ruling stops the Kennedy Center board’s attempt to keep Trump’s name on the building.
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