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Watch: Donald Trump’s Name Removed From Kennedy Center

Following a federal judge’s order, the Kennedy Center is currently livestreaming the removal of all references to the former President.

Consequence·Jun 12, 2026·via Consequence

Watch: Donald Trump’s Name Removed From Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center is following a federal judge’s order by removing Donald Trump’s name from the iconic institution — and you can watch it happen live thanks to a livestream provided by MS Now. Watch it below.

Last month, Judge Casey Cooper ruled that the Kennedy Center’s board — handpicked by Trump — illegally circumvented Congress by ordering the John F. Kennedy Center be renamed “The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.” In his ruling, Judge Cooper stated plainly that the law “makes crystal clear that the Center is to be named for President [John F.] Kennedy, and it cannot bear any other formal name or public memorial based on the Board’s unilateral say-so… Congress gave the Kennedy Center its name, and only Congress can change it.”

The Center was given 14 days to remove all signage and scrub references to Trump from its website. The latter action began earlier in June, but the Board was still attempting legal maneuvers to halt the removal of Trump’s name from the facade ahead of the deadline. On June 11th, the Board filed a last-minute appeal, and on June 12th, the appeal was denied .

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