politics
Kennedy Center board votes to put Trump's name back on outside of building, House Democrat says
Updated on: August 13, 2026 / 7:39 PM EDT / CBS News
TL;DR
- The Kennedy Center's board voted to add the phrase "Restored and Renovated By President Donald J. Trump" to the building's facade.
- The board also voted to close the center for two years for renovations.
- This vote follows a judge's ruling that a previous decision to rename the center after Trump violated federal law.
- Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty, who sued over the initial changes, called the vote a "transparent effort to circumvent the Court's ruling."
- President Trump phoned into the virtual board meeting and spoke towards the end.
- The proposal to add the name was not on the formal agenda and was raised late in the meeting.