{"id":2613449,"date":"2026-06-11T16:37:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T20:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arts-organization-posts-kennedy-center-livestream-for-trump-name-takedown\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T16:37:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T20:37:01","slug":"arts-organization-posts-kennedy-center-livestream-for-trump-name-takedown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arts-organization-posts-kennedy-center-livestream-for-trump-name-takedown\/","title":{"rendered":"Arts organization posts Kennedy Center livestream for Trump name takedown"},"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\">20<\/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%2Farts-organization-posts-kennedy-center-livestream-for-trump-name-takedown%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=2613449&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 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\">An activist organization is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BslwLBRuvgE\">livestreaming<\/a> the removal of President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> name from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kennedy-center\/\">Kennedy Center<\/a>, which is expected to happen by Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A federal judge ruled May 29 that the center had until June 12 to take Trump\u2019s name off the nameplate and paused scheduled renovations that would\u2019ve closed the center for two years. Mentions of his name have already been removed from the Kennedy Center website.<\/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\/white-house\/4605447\/art-organization-post-kennedy-center-livestream\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Arts organization posts Kennedy Center livestream for Trump name takedown<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4605189\/carving-number-8647-on-national-mall\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>A carving of the numbers \u20188647\u2019 has appeared on the National Mall<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4605230\/trump-names-jay-clayton-intelligence-chief-fisa\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump names Jay Clayton as next intelligence chief amid FISA gridlock<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bThe group, called Hands Off the Arts, said it started the livestream to ensure Trump is held accountable to the ruling, and collectively <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/handsoffthearts\/\">describes itself<\/a> as \u201ca coalition of allies across communities fighting to keep art free from gov\u2019t control.\u201d The group also organizes weekly protests against the center\u2019s closing and renaming.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200b\u201cHands Off the Arts stands firmly against Trump\u2019s takeover of the Kennedy Center and any attempt to rename it,\u201d a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/events\/hands-off-the-arts-weekly-protest-fridays-58\">press release<\/a> published ahead of last week\u2019s protest said. \u201cThe executive branch has no role in censoring or curating art at the nation\u2019s premier performing arts institution, nor does any president have the right to treat a presidential memorial like a personal brand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Kennedy Center removed Trump\u2019s name from its website on Monday. This follows the orders of an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/obama\/\">Obama<\/a>-appointed judge who sided with the plaintiff, Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH). The ruling said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\">Congress<\/a> must rename the building because the center was \u201cnamed by statute\u201d following the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under Trump, multiple members of the Board of Trustees were <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113964959500715895\">immediately fired<\/a>, and a new board of pro-administration members was appointed. In December, the new board <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3926399\/kennedy-center-changing-name-to-trump-kennedy-center-after-unanimous-vote\/\">unanimously voted<\/a> to change the name to the Trump-Kennedy Center.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The group said it hopes to spark an artistic rebellion against perceived government overreach in the arts while protecting other cultural and artistic institutions from facing a similar fate as Trump\u2019s attempted renaming of the Kennedy Center.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDemoralization is a tactic of the government to coerce Americans into giving up. Arts \u2013 especially those of resistance \u2013 both counter their narrative and give our side courage,\u201d the group\u2019s organization page reads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the Trump takeover, the Washington National Opera<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4484138\/national-symphony-director-kennedy-center-trump\/\"> ended its affiliation<\/a> with the center, opting to instead perform at other venues. Others involved in the exodus include the executive director of the National Symphony Orchestra, alongside <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4435529\/composer-philip-glass-cancels-kennedy-center-lincoln-symphony-conflict-values\/\">plenty of canceled performances<\/a>, though the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kennedy-center.org\/whats-on\/\">center\u2019s schedule<\/a> still includes upcoming musicals such as <em>Moulin Rouge!, <\/em>movie screenings, and fashion galas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bThe grassroots coalition features a diverse array of protestors, many of whom are from the local Washington, D.C., performing arts community. Drag queen Tara Hoot is a regular fixture, as is Mallory Miller, a ballet instructor who told <em>The Washington Examiner <\/em>that she thought the ruling was a legal victory for the American people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has come to mean so many things to so many different people over its 50 years,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s disrespectful to the American people and to the stakeholders that have equity in that space to just rename an institution that they\u2019ve built their lives around.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miller said she considers it an honor to be involved in civic engagement and political activism as the country nears its <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/america-250\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"20120\">semiquincentennial<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen we started organizing Hands off the Arts, we knew that it was meant to be a movement for the people, of the people,\u201d she said. \u201cIt was a movement of people power because that is a crucial element to creating change in our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4599113\/kennedy-center-removes-trump-name-website\/\">KENNEDY CENTER REMOVES TRUMP\u2019S NAMES FROM WEBSITE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miller told the<em> Washington Examiner <\/em>the center needs maintenance, but she disputed Trump\u2019s claims that past leadership had ignored earlier concerns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMaintenance of the Kennedy Center is a real thing, and things do need to take place, but there was a plan and place to do that,\u201d she said. \u201cTo act as if it had been left in disarray by the leadership when Trump took over is a false narrative. That\u2019s not true. The responsibility for the building maintenance is on a congressional appropriations committee.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An activist organization is livestreaming the removal of President Donald Trump\u2019s name from the Kennedy Center, which is expected to happen by Friday. 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