Judge orders Trump to remove his name from Washington’s Kennedy Centre
A US judge has ordered Donald Trump to remove his name from the Kennedy Centre in Washington, stating that the board overstepped its authority. The ruling also blocked a planned closure and renovation of the centre, which Trump had previously announced. The judge emphasized that only Congress has the power to change the name of the institution, which was dedicated to John F. Kennedy in 1964.
- ▪A judge ruled that the Kennedy Centre board violated Congress' mandate by renaming the institution after Trump.
- ▪The ruling also blocked a planned multi-year renovation of the centre.
- ▪The Kennedy Centre was named in honor of John F. Kennedy by Congress in 1964.
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