Kennedy Center removes Trump name from website, YouTube page
Source: The Hill
06/09/26 10:28 AM ET
The Kennedy Center on Monday scrubbed its website and YouTube pages of references to President Trump. On Monday, Trump’s name was also excluded from formal invitations to the annual honors ceremony at the center. However, his name remains on the venue’s Instagram, Facebook and social platform X accounts.
The move follows a court ruling that ordered the center to remove the president’s name from all official communications in addition to indoor and outdoor signage by Friday. Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), an ex-officio Kennedy Center board member, sued to block the Trump administration from adding his name to the venue, which serves as a memorial for the late former President Kennedy.
“Congress likewise took pains to ensure that no other memorial-like dedication would grace the Center’s public spaces,” District Judge Christopher R. Cooper wrote in his 94-page ruling issued last week. “As a result, the Kennedy Center Board’s decision to rename the Center, along with its decision to affix President Trump’s name to the building’s façade, violate Congress’s unequivocal mandate.”
“As stated at the outset, Congress gave the Kennedy Center its name, and only Congress can change it,” Cooper added. The Kennedy Center said it intends to comply with the judge’s order.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5916195-kennedy-center-donald-trump-name-website-youtube/
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