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Donald Trump’s Name Removed from Facade of Kennedy Center

HeadlineJun 15, 2026

In Washington, D.C., an exterior wall of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts remains covered by tarps after a federal judge ordered Donald Trump’s name to be removed from the building. The judge had given work crews until Saturday at noon to remove metal letters marking Trump’s name from the facade of the towering marble building, after ruling that the president’s rebranding of the center to include his own name constituted an illegal act.

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