DOJ says Trump's name will be removed from Kennedy Center early Saturday morning following judge's order

TL;DR

The Trump administration will remove President Trump's name from the Kennedy Center early Saturday morning, missing the court-ordered Friday deadline due to thunderstorms.
Judge Christopher Cooper ordered the name removed, deeming its addition illegal, and also blocked a two-year renovation closure.
Appeals courts denied emergency requests from the administration to delay the removal, upholding the original deadline.
The administration argued that removing the name now could cause confusion and impact fundraising, with some donors contributing specifically because of Trump's name.
Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty sued over the name change and closure, calling the administration's actions 'gamesmanship' and a 'manufactured emergency'.
The Kennedy Center's board, which is Trump-aligned, voted in December to add the president's name, rebranding it as the Trump-Kennedy Center.
The center's website has already removed Trump's name from most online materials.

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