Kennedy Center Staff Erases All Mentions of Donald Trump After Federal Court Order

The Kennedy Center has begun erasing references to Donald Trump’s name from the facility after a federal judge ordered its removal last week .

In a memo sent to Kennedy Center staff on Thursday (via The Atlantic ), lawyers directed employees to cease using Trump’s name in references to the Kennedy Center. “This includes email signatures, email communications, letterhead, website, brochures, promotional materials, press releases, signs, references in contracts, MOUs, and other agreements, and every other reference to the ‘Trump Kennedy Center,’ the Donald J. Trump and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, or similar name,’ the memo noted. Facilities and marketing were also given a deadline of June 12th to update all physical and digital signage.

Trump seems inclined to accept defeat in the name change , saying he would “transfer this failing Institution back to them so they can make a determination as to what to do with it.”

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_Originally reported by [Consequence](https://consequence.net/2026/06/kennedy-center-staff-remove-trump-name/)._