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Trump's name removed from Kennedy Center after court ruling
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Trump's name removed from Kennedy Center after court ruling

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • President Trump's name has been removed from the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. following a court ruling.
  • An appeals court rejected a government request to delay the removal, upholding a deadline for the name's removal from the building's facade.
  • The Kennedy Center had previously decided to rename the venue in December, adding Trump's name alongside John F. Kennedy's.

Crews removed President Donald Trump's name from the Kennedy Center's facade early Friday morning, less than six months after it was installed. The removal followed a court order stating the landmark could not be renamed without Congressional approval.

An appeals court's decision on Thursday rejected an emergency request from the Justice Department to allow Trump's name to remain on the signage. This ruling upheld a Friday deadline for the removal, which construction crews began working on shortly after 1:20 a.m. local time. The government had stated it would not meet the original midnight deadline.

The Kennedy Center's board, with Trump as its chairman, had voted in December to rename the performing arts center "The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts." The installation of the new signage commenced the following day. The center, originally opened in 1971, serves as a memorial to the assassinated U.S. President John F. Kennedy.

Earlier in the week, the Kennedy Center had already removed Trump's name from its website. The court's decision and subsequent removal underscore a legal battle over the renaming process and the authority to modify the memorial's designation.

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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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