Workers remove Trump lettering from Kennedy Center following court order

Workers began removing the "Trump" lettering from the Kennedy Center in Washington early Saturday morning, less than six months after it was installed. The action followed a court order mandating the removal unless Congress approved the renaming of the performing arts landmark.

The U.S. Justice Department had stated that the government could not meet the Friday evening deadline to remove Trump's name due to thunderstorms in the capital. The center's board, chaired by Trump, had decided in December to rename it "The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts." Workers then installed his name the following day.

In late May, a U.S. district judge ruled that only Congress could rename the arts center, requiring Trump's name to be removed from the building's facade, website, and other materials. The Trump administration appealed this order, which is currently under review by a federal appeals court. Demonstrators advocated for the removal of the lettering.

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The workers came in response to a court order that the performing arts landmark may not be renamed without a resolution from Congress.