politics
Kennedy Center board votes to return Trump's name to facade
The Kennedy Center’s board of trustees on Thursday voted to put President Donald Trump’s name on the institution’s facade in Washington, D.C., testing the limits of a judge’s order on the matter.
TL;DR
- The Kennedy Center's board voted to add "Restored and Renovated By President Donald J. Trump" to the facade.
- The physical site is set to be renamed "the President Donald J. Trump Plaza."
- This vote aims to circumvent a judge's order blocking Trump's name from being added to the center's official title.
- A lawsuit had challenged the center's name change to include Trump's name.
- A judge ruled the board exceeded its authority and required congressional approval for a name change.
- The judge also blocked the theater's planned two-year closure for renovations.
- The board also voted to close most of the center for two years, which is expected to be legally challenged.
- Critics called the board's actions a "blatant disrespect to the courts."