Trump name stripped from Kennedy Centre after judge blocks renaming

Federal workers removed Donald Trump's name from the Kennedy Centre in Washington early Saturday, complying with a court order that bars renaming the historic venue without congressional action.

Washington authorities carried out the removal of former President Donald Trump's name from the iconic Kennedy Centre in the early hours of Saturday, following a federal judge's directive that the performing‑arts landmark cannot be renamed without congressional approval.

The operation began shortly after the Justice Department announced it would miss the court‑ordered deadline of 11:59 pm on Friday, a deadline set to ensure the removal of the Trump name from the building that was originally established half a century ago to honor the assassinated President John F. Kennedy. In December the centre's board, chaired by Trump, had approved a dual designation that paired his name with Kennedy's, prompting a lawsuit that ultimately forced the reversal.

Workers arrived after dark on Friday to install scaffolding, then covered the temporary structure with tarps before dawn and began dismantling the signage at approximately 3:10 am, completing the task in roughly thirty minutes

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