Kennedy Center Restores Original Name, Scrubs Donald Trump References

The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. is removing all references to Donald Trump after a federal judge ruled that renaming the venue required congressional action and ordered the Trump name be scrubbed and the original Kennedy Center name restored. Staff were instructed to stop using Trump’s name in formal communications and update physical/digital signage by June 12. A separate Trump-linked lawsuit related to the name change was dismissed, while the center faces ongoing coverage of the controversy from artists and political figures.