Trump says giving up control of the Kennedy Center after judge orders name removal
A US judge ruled that the Kennedy Center must remove President Trump's name, stating that only Congress has the authority to change its name. In response, Trump announced he would relinquish control of the venue, which he renamed during his presidency. He criticized the center as 'dying' and expressed his intention to work with Congress on its future.
- ▪A US judge ruled that the Kennedy Center's name change to include President Trump's name was illegal.
- ▪Trump stated he would give up control of the Kennedy Center and criticized it as a failing institution.
- ▪The ruling mandated that Trump's name be removed from the venue within 14 days.
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The John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts is seen in Washington, on May 29, 2026. CLIFF OWEN / AP PHOTO/CLIFF OWEN A US judge on Friday, May 29, ruled that the famed Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts had been illegally renamed after President Donald Trump and that his name must be taken down. Trump reacted by saying that he was giving up control of the Washington arts venue, which he seized at the start of his second term last year by naming himself its chairman. "The Court has concluded that the Board overstepped its statutory bounds by unilaterally renaming the Kennedy Center after President Trump," Judge Christopher Cooper ruled. The arts venue in the heart of the US capital was named in honor of president John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1963.
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