Kennedy Center board to appeal order striking Trump's name from building
The Kennedy Center‘s board of trustees voted on Thursday to appeal an Obama-appointed federal judge’s order that requires President Donald Trump‘s name to be removed from the performing arts building by Friday.
TL;DR
- The Kennedy Center's board of trustees will appeal a judge's order to remove President Trump's name from the building.
- U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled the name change was unlawful because it bypassed Congress.
- Trump's name was removed from the center's digital materials and website, but remains on the exterior.
- The judge also blocked a planned renovation that Trump had wanted.
- The Kennedy Center plans to honor Trump's contributions through a separate resolution.
- Hands Off the Arts is livestreaming the removal of Trump's name from the building's nameplate.