The move by the board of trustees the Kennedy Center to add President Donald Trump‘s name to the cultural institution was illegal, a federal judge ruled Friday.
U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ordered Kennedy Center officials to remove Trump’s name from the building within two weeks. In a related ruling, Cooper granted a request by U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) for a preliminary injunction to block Trump — for now — from taking any further steps toward closing the institution.
In his ruling, Cooper wrote, “Congress gave the Kennedy Center its name, and only Congress can change it.”
Trump earlier this year had said the Kennedy Center would shut down for two years starting July 4, 2026, to undergo a “complete rebuilding.”
Reps for the Kennedy Center and the White House did not immediately respond to request for comment.
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