Interior Secretary Doug Burgum dodged a question about whether Trump's name would be removed in compliance with a judge's order.
The judge wrote in his 94-page ruling that it was "crystal clear" that the arts complex was named for the late president John F. Kennedy. He also ruled that the center could not wind down its programming and close for two years of renovations – at least for now
Trump can't stand losing his name on the Kennedy Center and showed it in a lengthy Truth Social post on Friday afternoon."The Radical Left Democrats care more about opposing your favorite president, ME, than saving a dying Performing Arts Center," Trump wrote.U.S. District Judge Casey Cooper ordered the removal of Trump's name and halted plans to close it…
President Trump's name must be removed from the Kennedy Center, according to an order signed Friday by a D.C. district judge. The big picture: The ruling is a hit to the president's effort to renovate the performing arts venue, which was scheduled to close later this year so work could begin. Friday's order also halted the closure. Trump has two weeks to…
Judge rules that Washington DC performing arts venue cannot be renamed without an act of CongressA judge on Friday ordered the removal of Donald Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, ruling that the prestigious Washington DC venue cannot be renamed without an act of Congress.US district judge Christopher Cooper in Washington…
The performing arts centre must also remain open despite Trump announcing a two-year closure for extensive renovations.
A judge blocked the Kennedy Center from temporarily closing its doors during renovations, and ruled that the institution's board acted unlawfully when it added President Trump's name to the building.
Micromanages plans for restoration, bans long-term closure for essential repairs
“Unless I am free to do what I do better than anyone else, bring this Institution back, physically, financially, and artistically, I have no interest in continuing what could only be a hopeless journey into ‘NEVER NEVER LAND,’” the president continued.
A federal judge ordered Trump's name removed from the Kennedy Center, ruling the board overstepped its authority by unilaterally renaming the venue.
