Pro-Trump board at Kennedy Center makes moves to return the president’s name to the facade

An Ohio democrat is seeking to block the engraving with an emergency request to a federal court.

The Kennedy Center is seen from the Washington Monument, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, in Washington. [Photo: Alex Brandon/AP Photo]

Rep. Joyce Beatty made an emergency request on Thursday that a federal court block the Kennedy Center from returning President Donald Trump’s name to the building.The Trump-aligned board at the Kennedy Center voted earlier this month to inscribe the president’s name on the venue’s facade so it would read “The John F. Kennedy Center for........

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