{"id":2645047,"date":"2026-08-14T10:27:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T14:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kennedy-center-board-restoring-trumps-name-to-building-in-move-sure-to-frustrate-judge-who-ordered-it-removed\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T10:29:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T14:29:34","slug":"kennedy-center-board-restoring-trumps-name-to-building-in-move-sure-to-frustrate-judge-who-ordered-it-removed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kennedy-center-board-restoring-trumps-name-to-building-in-move-sure-to-frustrate-judge-who-ordered-it-removed\/","title":{"rendered":"Kennedy Center Board Restoring Trump&#8217;s Name to Building in Move Sure to Frustrate Judge Who Ordered It Removed"},"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\">36<\/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%2Fkennedy-center-board-restoring-trumps-name-to-building-in-move-sure-to-frustrate-judge-who-ordered-it-removed%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=2645047&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>The Kennedy Center board recently decided to restore and renovate the institution, with plans to close it for most of the next two years. In a controversial move, the board voted to add President Donald Trump\u2019s name to the building\u2019s facade, despite a recent court ruling by U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper, which ordered the removal of Trump\u2019s name from the center. the board also approved naming the plaza in front of the center as \u201cpresident Donald J. Trump Plaza\u201d to honor him for allegedly saving the center from disaster. These decisions have faced criticism from Democratic representatives and legal experts, citing violations of federal laws that prohibit additional memorials in public areas. The board justified their actions by stating that Trump\u2019s contributions warranted such recognition and aimed to boost the center\u2019s popularity as a tourist attraction. Some officials, including a White house representative, have praised Trump\u2019s leadership and the center\u2019s progress during his presidency. The controversy continues as legal and political debates unfold over the legitimacy of the board\u2019s actions and the appropriateness of honoring Trump in this manner.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Kennedy Center board acted Thursday to deny a federal judge the last word in the controversy over affixing President Donald Trump\u2019s name to the institution.<\/p>\n<p>In May, U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ordered that Trump\u2019s name be removed from the building, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-kennedy-center-closure-renovations-591cc891a1c0ececf3602ed121ce4840\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>. The president\u2019s name had been added in January 2025 \u2014 not long after Trump took office and installed a new board of directors.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the board voted to put Trump\u2019s name on the building\u2019s facade so it would read \u201cThe John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Restored and Renovated By President Donald J. Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/13\/arts\/design\/kennedy-center-closure-board-vote-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> reported that Trump\u2019s name would be inscribed on the building below the main sign.<\/p>\n<p>Board members on Thursday also voted to name the plaza in front of the Kennedy Center for Trump, the Associated Press reported.<\/p>\n<p>The board also voted to close the center for most of the next two years for renovations.<\/p>\n<p>Cooper had earlier blocked the closure, saying a board meeting in which the action was approved was \u201cill-informed and seemingly preordained.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 NOW: The Trump-Kennedy Center Board has just voted to GREENLIGHT Donald Trump\u2019s renovations, and to place his name on the performing arts center \u2014 despite an activist judge trying to block it<\/p>\n<p>Good! Trump is fully restoring it, the man deserves it \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>The sign would read: \u201cThe\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Uizq6wf5yC\">pic.twitter.com\/Uizq6wf5yC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/2087981358027256249?\">August 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Thursday\u2019s actions were made public by Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty of Ohio \u2014 an ex-officio board member \u2014 so that she could criticize them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis latest development is a transparent effort to circumvent the Court\u2019s ruling, and flies in the face of the statutes that Congress passed,\u201d Beatty said in a statement. \u201cI will continue to fight for this treasured national monument.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times noted that the federal law under which the center operates says \u201cno additional memorials or plaques in the nature of memorials shall be designated or installed in the public areas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the board called for Trump to be honored for rescuing the center \u201cfrom the brink of disaster,\u201d and proposed naming the plaza where the center stands the \u201cPresident Donald J. Trump Plaza.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is hereby resolved that the center desires to recognize and honor President Trump\u2019s existential and unprecedented contributions to the survival of the center by all legal means,\u201d the resolution said.<\/p>\n<p>Board member Paolo Zampolli said the board acted to make the center more popular as a sightseeing destination, and the plan for Trump\u2019s name is to make it \u201cas big as it can get.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JUST IN: The Trump-Kennedy Center Board Voted to APPROVE of Trump\u2019s Renovations and to Add Trump\u2019s Name Back Onto the Building.<\/p>\n<p>How long before another Democrat Judge files a motion to stop this? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/humkxjk3q3\">pic.twitter.com\/humkxjk3q3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/2087980029506470379?\">August 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Matt Floca, the center\u2019s executive director, has said a full closure is the most efficient way to complete renovations.<\/p>\n<p>White House representative Liz Huston said in a statement: \u201cUnder President Trump\u2019s bold leadership, the Kennedy Center is on its way to becoming the finest cultural institution anywhere in the world,\u201d according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cn7n5l5xy5ro\">BBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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