Kennedy Center removes Trump's name from website
The Kennedy Center has removed President Donald Trump’s name from its website ahead of a Friday deadline imposed by an Obama-appointed judge late last month.
TL;DR
- The Kennedy Center has removed "The Trump Kennedy Center" from its website.
- The performing arts institution has until June 12 to remove all references to Trump from its signage, digital materials, and branding.
- An Obama-appointed judge ruled last month that the name change was made unlawfully.
- A lawsuit argued that Congress, not the Kennedy Center's board of trustees, needed to rename the building.
- The judge also blocked a planned two-year renovation that would have closed the center.
- Trump's name remains on other social media accounts and the front of the venue as of Monday afternoon.