A name comes down: Trump’s name removed from Kennedy Center overnight
Crews removed the name overnight as onlookers, livestreams document the scene. A tarp and scaffolding still remain

The removal of Trump’s name came after a federal judge ordered the Kennedy Center to restore its original name by Friday, June 12.
Crews removed the name overnight as onlookers, livestreams document the scene. A tarp and scaffolding still remain
A crew stripped President Trump's name from the front of the Kennedy Center overnight, after a federal judge rejected the administration's efforts to keep the signage in place. The removal followed a separate ruling that paused a presidential directive to remove signs and exhibits at national parks that cast the U.S. in a "negative light." Olivia Gazis has more.
Workers finished removing President Trump's name from the facade of the Kennedy Center early Saturday, hours after a court-ordered Friday deadline to remove references to Trump from the building.
Appeals court in Washington DC rejected emergency appeal seeking to pause the removal of Donald Trump’s name from the building on Friday – key US politics stories from Friday 12 June at a glanceThe ongoing fracas over the facade of Washington DC’s Kennedy Center reached a key moment Friday night in the US capital.An appeals court in Washington DC rejected an emergency appeal seeking to pause the removal of Donald Trump’s name from the building on Friday. Continue reading...
Crews erected scaffolding on Friday as onlookers gathered into the evening, though storms delayed the work until Saturday.
The removal marks the end of the president’s longtime effort to assert control over the institution, one of Washington’s most iconic landmarks.
Workers at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts began removing President Donald Trump’s name overnight early Saturday morning, after a federal judge ruled against a last-minute attempt to halt the work and preserve Trump’s name. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper, an Obama-era appointee, rejected the request on Friday to temporarily block the […]