US judge orders Trump’s name removed from Kennedy Centre

A US District Judge has ordered the removal of Donald Trump's name from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The judge ruled that the venue cannot be renamed without an act of Congress.

A AgenciesSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-29 · 20:00 GMTOutlet · Privately owned · Hong KongRead · 1 min

US judge orders Trump’s name removed from Kennedy Centre

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A US District Judge has ordered the removal of Donald Trump's name from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The judge ruled that the venue cannot be renamed without an act of Congress. The Trump administration has been directed to remove all physical signage and references to a "Trump Kennedy Center" from official materials within 14 days. The judge stated that the Kennedy Center's statute clearly designates it to be named for President Kennedy and cannot bear another formal name based on the board's decision.

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The Kennedy Centre's statute clearly states it is to be named for President Kennedy.

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The Trump administration must remove all signage and references to 'Trump Kennedy Centre' within 14 days.

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The venue cannot be renamed without an act of Congress.

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A judge ordered the removal of President Donald Trump's name from the Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts.

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⁠A judge on Friday ordered the removal of US President Donald Trump’s name from the Kennedy Centre for the ‌Performing Arts, ruling that the iconic Washington venue cannot be renamed without an act of Congress.US District Judge Christopher Cooper in Washington directed the ⁠Trump administration to take down all physical signage ‌bearing Trump’s name and to eliminate any references to a “Trump Kennedy ‌Centre” from official materials within 14 ⁠days.“The ⁠Kennedy Centre’s organic statute makes crystal clear that the ‌centre is to be named for President Kennedy, and ‌it cannot ‌bear any other formal name or ‌public memorial based on the board’s unilateral ⁠say-so,” Cooper wrote.

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