Kennedy Center Begins Removing Trump Name After 3 a.m. as Courts Reject Stay Bid
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 13
Kennedy Center Begins Removing Trump Name After 3 a.m. as Courts Reject Stay Bid
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 13
Summary
Workers started taking letters from the Kennedy Center’s marble facade just after 3 a.m. Saturday, moving beyond the overnight tarp cover to comply with a judge’s order.
A federal ruling found the center’s Trump rebranding unlawful, and both the district court and a federal appeals court denied requests for an immediate stay while an appeal proceeds.
Matt Floca, the center’s executive director, had sought a 12-hour extension past the midnight deadline, citing summer storms after crews spent about eight hours erecting scaffolding Friday.
The removal, partly hidden behind white tarps, became a symbolic win for opponents of Trump’s takeover of the performing arts center as a few hundred onlookers gathered outside.