Judge questions why Kennedy Center is moving so quickly to return Trump’s name to building
The judge questioned whether the center can move ahead with inscriptions while an appeal is pending and lawyers warned the venue could need demolition without fundraising.
- On Thursday, administration lawyers argued before U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper that the Kennedy Center could face demolition if blocked from raising renovation funds through presidential recognition.
- The Trump-aligned board voted earlier this month to rename the venue 'The Donald J. Trump and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts,' seeking to secure $100 million in endowment funding.
- Attorneys for Rep. Joyce Beatty fired back at the demolition threat, writing that the administration's actions represent 'a breathtaking assault on the rule of law' while defending the institution's historic integrity.
- Judge Cooper expressed skepticism about the board's timeline, while Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick attended the hearing and told reporters, 'If you do nothing, bad things happen.'
- Rory Kennedy, niece of former President John F. Kennedy, is raising questions about what President Donald Trump may be 'hiding' through his efforts to close, renovate, and potentially demolish the center.
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Trump wants credit for Kennedy Center renovations that haven’t happened. A judge isn’t buying it
As President Donald Trump threatens to tear down the Kennedy Center if he can’t inscribe his name on it, a federal judge called one of the president’s arguments a “non sequitur.”At a hearing on Trump’s latest efforts to have his name inscribed on the building in multiple places, U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper said the proposed change made no logical sense. The hearing followed the Justice Department’s filing of a 26-page legal brief thre…
DOJ says no action to add Trump’s name to Kennedy Center before October
(WASHINGTON) - The Justice Department notified a federal judge Thursday night the Kennedy Center will delay implementation of its board's resolution honoring President Donald Trump for more than a month. In a filing late Thursday, the DOJ said the effort to add Trump's name to the facade and plaza will "not be effectuated before October 8, 2026." The Trump administration's filing came following a two-hour hearing Thursday during which U.S. Distr…
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DOJ says no action to add Trump's name to Kennedy Center before October
A tarp remains in place on the facade of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Aug. 25, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department notified a federal judge Thursday night the Kennedy Center will delay implementation of its board’s resolution honoring President Donald Trump for more than a month. In a filing late Thursday, the DOJ said the effort to add Trump’s name to the facade…
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op-online.deAt the Kennedy Center, the dispute over Trump's name continues. A judge doubts whether the new plan will bypass his verdict. An analysis.
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