{"id":2608396,"date":"2026-05-29T18:06:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T22:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-slams-judge-for-reversing-kennedy-center-name-change-and-blocking-closure\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T18:07:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T22:07:36","slug":"trump-slams-judge-for-reversing-kennedy-center-name-change-and-blocking-closure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-slams-judge-for-reversing-kennedy-center-name-change-and-blocking-closure\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump slams judge for reversing Kennedy Center name change and blocking closure"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-slams-judge-for-reversing-kennedy-center-name-change-and-blocking-closure%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2608396&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump sharply criticized a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/part-of-the-radical-lefts-agenda-gov-noem-says-decision-to-uphold-mount-rushmore-fireworks-ban-political\/\" title=\"\u2018Part Of The Radical Left\u2019s Agenda\u2019: Gov. Noem Says Decision To Uphold Mount Rushmore Fireworks Ban \u2018Political\u2019\">federal judge\u2019<\/a>s decision requiring the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to remove his name and blocking the theater\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-gov-newsom-on-second-thought-maybe-we-shouldnt-close-states-last-nuclear-power-plant\/\" title=\"California Gov. Newsom: On Second Thought, Maybe We Shouldn\u2019t Close State\u2019s Last Nuclear Power Plant\">planned closure<\/a> for repairs.  <\/p>\n<p>U.S.District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled in favor of Rep. Joyce Beatty, finding that Trump\u2019s effort to rename the center by presidential action was unlawful. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-abortion-groups-assemble-file-lawsuit-over-unthinkable-texas-law-allowing-americans-to-sue-abortion-clinics-doctors\/\" title=\"Major Abortion Groups Assemble, File Lawsuit Over \u2018Unthinkable\u2019 Texas Law Allowing Americans To Sue Abortion Clinics, Doctors\">lawsuit argued<\/a> that as Congress designated the Kennedy Center by statute, changing its name would require an act of Congress. Cooper also said the board vote to close the facility was improperly handled and ordered that any closure and revitalization plans be halted until required planning, environmental reviews, approvals, and permits are completed and Congress authorizes the next steps.<\/p>\n<p>Trump called the ruling unfair and said he would work with Congress on transferring the institution back to lawmakers. Beatty said the decision affirms there is no legal basis for the renaming and closure efforts and defended the center as belonging to the public rather than Trump. The Kennedy Center has said it still needs a planned $257 million renovation, supported by Trump-related legislation, and expressed confidence it will prevail on appeal.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> sharply criticized a federal judge who ordered the removal of the president\u2019s name from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kennedy-center\/\">John F. Kennedy Center<\/a> for the Performing Arts and blocked the theater\u2019s planned closure for repairs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.dcd.287972\/gov.uscourts.dcd.287972.50.0_1.pdf\">ruled<\/a> in favor of Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH), who had filed a<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/beatty.house.gov\/sites\/evo-subsites\/beatty.house.gov\/files\/evo-media-document\/kennedycenter.pdf\"> lawsuit<\/a> \u201cto stop the unlawful renaming of the John F. Kennedy Center\u201d last year.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4587976\/judge-prevents-kennedy-center-closure-forces-trump-name-removal\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Judge prevents Kennedy Center closure and makes theater remove Trump\u2019s name<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4587695\/des-moines-superintendent-sentenced-two-years-prison\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Former Des Moines superintendent sentenced to two years in prison<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4587681\/indictment-shooting-secret-service-washington-monument\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Texas man indicted for shooting at Secret Service agent near Washington Monument<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cJudge Cooper and the Radical Left would rather see it DIE than have President Trump transform it into something that everyone could be proud of,\u201d Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116659958155235373\">posted<\/a> on Truth Social. \u201cWe are going to be working with Congress to transfer this failing Institution back to them so they can make a determination as to what to do with it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere has never been a President of the United States who has been treated so unfairly by the Courts as I but, that\u2019s OK, I will continue to do, what is considered to be, a great job for the wonderful people of our Country,\u201d the president continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lawsuit argues Congress dedicated the Kennedy Center solely to former President John F. Kennedy and states that \u201cbecause Congress named the center by statute, changing the Kennedy Center\u2019s name requires an act of Congress.\u201d The lawsuit alleges Trump\u2019s December 2025 decision to rename the center after himself violated both constitutional order and the rule of law.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bBeyond the naming, Cooper ruled that a vote to close the facility by the president\u2019s handpicked board of trustees was improper and ill-formed. The ruling stated that Kennedy Center officials have two weeks to<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/music\/news\/judge-orders-kennedy-center-remove-trump-name-illegal-1236762593\/\"> remove<\/a> Trump\u2019s name from the theater, with Cooper issuing another injunction intended to block the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.dcd.290645\/gov.uscourts.dcd.290645.45.0_2.pdf\">closure<\/a> of the center and the planned revitalization efforts \u201cuntil they have completed all required [planning and environmental] reviews, secured all necessary approvals and permits, and been expressly authorized by Congress to proceed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200b\u201cToday\u2019s ruling rightly affirms that this administration\u2019s efforts to rename and close the Center have no basis in law,\u201d Beatty told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cThe Kennedy Center is an institution that belongs to the American people, not to Donald Trump. He has desecrated this sacred memorial for his own vanity. I am proud to have fought for the rule of law and to protect this sacred institution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4539086\/inside-look-kennedy-center-two-year-renovation\/\">AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE STATE OF THE KENNEDY CENTER BEFORE TWO-YEAR RENOVATION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roma Daravi, the center\u2019s vice president of public relations, said that even plaintiffs acknowledge the theater needs a planned $257 million<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/romadaravi\/status\/2047127746116214950\"> renovation<\/a> project, with the funds secured by Trump as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The money addresses maintenance concerns and revitalization efforts, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >including repairing significant water damage<\/a> to electrical rooms located beneath the center\u2019s main entrances and renovating hundreds of compromised expansion joints to stop extensive water damage.\u200b Daravi<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/judge-says-kennedy-center-board-violated-law-putting-trumps-name-on-building-blocks-closure\"> said<\/a> the center is \u201cconfident that on appeal the court will uphold the Board\u2019s will to recognize President Trump\u2019s historic contributions to our nation\u2019s cultural center.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump blasts Judge Cooper blocking removal of Kennedy Center name and repairs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4299,"featured_media":2608397,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26065738416469.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32691,50057,48081,36160,3634],"class_list":["post-2608396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-judge-ruling","tag-kennedy-center","tag-name-change","tag-political-controversy","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26065738416469.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2608396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4299"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2608396"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2608396\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2608400,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2608396\/revisions\/2608400"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2608397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2608396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2608396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2608396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}