Kennedy Center board votes to put Trump's name back on building
The board on Thursday also voted to proceed with a two-year closure for proposed renovations, which was earlier blocked by a federal judge.

The move sets the stage for a test of a judge's order that previously mandated Trump's name be removed.
The board on Thursday also voted to proceed with a two-year closure for proposed renovations, which was earlier blocked by a federal judge.
The center has until next week to present plan to judge who had blocked earlier rehab and name changeUS politics live – latest updatesThe board of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington is said to have voted once again to move forward with Donald Trump’s controversial plan to temporarily shutter the building for substantial renovations, as well as to inscribe the US president’s name on the facade of its building, despite a federal order for his name to be removed from the signage.The board – mostly handpicked, staunch allies of the president – voted “to close the Kennedy Center’s main building, while keeping a newer addition to the campus, known as the Reach, open for limited programming and to operate as an active memorial to John F Kennedy”, according to the New York Times, which was first to report the results. Continue reading...
The board of the Kennedy Center, appointed by President Trump, voted Thursday to add Trump’s name back to the building’s facade. They also voted to close the main building for renovations for two years, keeping only a small portion open.
The board is attempting to find a loophole to put Trump's name on the venue without technically renaming the building.
The move, which follows months of litigation over President Trump’s attempts to reshape the cultural institution, could spark new legal challenges.
The Kennedy Center's board of trustees voted to add President Trump's name to the facade of the performing arts center, more than two months after a judge ordered its removal, according to a Democrat who sits on the center's board.
Must they keep chipping away at their dignity?