Kennedy Center official tells judge that Trump's name has been removed from its building and website

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: NBC News

June 13, 2026, 10:18 AM EDT / Updated June 13, 2026, 11:44 AM EDT


A Kennedy Center official on Saturday told a federal judge that all references to President Donald Trump inside, outside and online have been removed from the Kennedy Center, in compliance with the court’s extended order requiring them to do so by noon today.

Construction workers began removing Trump’s name from the facade of the Kennedy Center building early Saturday morning, six months after a board handpicked by the president voted to rebrand the iconic performing arts venue by adding his name to it.

Crews removed lettering on the building, added in December, that inserted Trump’s name before “The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts” — the original signage that had been in place since construction began in 1964. Several dozen attendees gathered and cheered on the workers who prepared to take the president’s name off of the building.

A federal judge ruled last month that Trump’s name must be removed by June 12, writing that the center’s board did not have the authority to unilaterally rename the building. “Congress gave the Kennedy Center its name, and only Congress can change it,” U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper wrote on May 29.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/construction-workers-begin-removing-trump-name-kennedy-center-rcna349870

[Ocelot II]

1. So take down the damn tarp.

[yellow dahlia]

2. They are such sadistic control freaks.

Is the judge going to have to order them to take down the tarp?

[sheshe2]

3. Probably.

[2naSalit]

5. Yup...

It's what they do.

[wnylib]

12. Could the judge demand removal of the tarp in order

to see proof that the name was removed?

Or require a signed statement under oath?

[Blue Owl]

4. Now get his fat ass and his cronies off the advisory board

And restore this national institution to its former glory

[efhmc]

6. Prove it is gone.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

7. Here is the filing with the court on trump's name being removed from the Kennedy Center

Link to tweet

And, there we go: “Defendants … have … Removed all physical signage on the Kennedy Center building and grounds, including the front portico, that purports to rename the Kennedy Center after President Trump or any other individual besides President Kennedy.”

No mention of the tarp

[Goonch]

8. ;-{).......

[Grim Chieftain]

15. We went from stud to dud

Sorry, I had a glass of wine at lunch

[Maeve]

9. Visual evidence or it's another lie

[dalton99a]

10. Show it to the public.

[rurallib]

11. Reminds me of this famous quote "Trust but verify"

[cstanleytech]

13. Trump wants his name on something rename The Pentagon to The Trump Con.

[Bayard]

14. His name shouldn't be used in the same sentence as Pres. Kennedy,

Much less on a building together that is supposed to represent class. Notice he put his name in front of Kennedy's.

[littlemissmartypants]

16. What about the bank accounts?

[Bobstandard]

17. The tarp is a giant FU to all Americans

It shows how mean and spiteful the Trump cabal is.

I think the tarp strategy backfires. I think more and more people will be disgusted by it and what it means.

I hope they leave it up and Democrats call it out at every opportunity. They’re going to make excuses for it that everyone will see through.

[efhmc]

18. So they want us to hate them more? Not even remotely possible.

[mn9driver]

19. That tarp is Trump's pathology on full display.

He is a spoiled, emotional 3 year old, and a grownup has told him no.

He is taking the path of malicious compliance; his toadies and enablers will leave the tarp up as long as there are expressions of outrage and disapproval; that way in his twisted toddler world, he wins.

[Mz Pip]

21. Screw you guy!

I’m going home.

Just like Eric Cartman

[GenThePerservering]

20. Ppl need to quit complaining about the tarp -

it's there to be USED - a nice, blank canvas...

[ultralite001]

22. Seems a perfect screen...

Show the evidence in the Epstein Files...

Show the Krasnov crimes...

Show Krasnov's epic fails...

Make effective use of "white space"... America is paying for it...

[bmichaelh]

23. Trump is a Philistine

His name should never been associated with Kennedy Center.

He does not know anything about the arts, theater, classical music or opera.

He is a Philistine.

Trump only likes actors or musicians that like him.

Not a single reporter ever asked him what made him a patron of the arts.