2026-08-13
The Kennedy Center's board of trustees voted to add President Trump's name to the building. Earlier this summer, the name was removed following a court ruling that a name change required Congress. The board's new plan involves adding an inscription referencing Trump.
All sides report the same board vote and the same specific inscription language, but the framing emphasis differs. The left highlights the board's composition (largely Trump-appointed) and situates the vote against a prior judge's removal order, suggesting a workaround. The center presents the development plainly, noting the wording is a new method of adding the name. The right frames it as a novel or clever development, emphasizing the creation of a 'Trump Plaza' and describing it as a 'twist.'
The board, described as mostly Trump-appointed, voted to restore Trump's name after a judge had ordered its removal, framed as allies finding a new plan to work around the ruling.
The Kennedy Center's board of trustees voted to add President Trump's name to the facade of the performing arts center, more than two months after a judge ordered its removal, according to a Democrat who sits on the center's board.
President Trump's name may once again appear on the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. It came down this summer after a federal judge said only Congress could order a name change, but the president's allies apparently have a new plan. Ed O'Keefe reports.
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