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Kennedy Center board restores Trump's name, testing judge
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The Kennedy Center board voted Thursday to again add President Trump's name to the John F.
Key facts
- The Kennedy Center board voted Thursday to again add President Trump's name to the John F
- Instead, an inscription will go below the Kennedy Center sign that reads "Restored and Renovated by President Donald J
- What they're saying: "Under President Trump's bold leadership, the Kennedy Center is on its way to becoming the finest cultural institution anywhere in the world," White House spokesperson Liz Huston
- Scoop: Take a look at Trump's Kennedy Center renovation plans
Summary
The move challenges a federal judge's ruling back in May that only Congress could change the name of the performing arts venue, and that Trump's name must be removed. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper concluded that the board had "overstepped its statutory bounds by unilaterally renaming" the center after the president. Thursday's vote won't make Trump's name part of the complex. The decision is likely meant to circumvent both the judge's ruling and a federal law that oversees the Kennedy Center, which reads in part, "no additional memorials or plaques in the nature of memorials shall be designated or installed in the public areas.