The Kennedy Center has removed US President Donald Trump’s name from its building in Washington, DC, complying with a court order as a legal battle over the naming of the performing arts institution continues, according to media reports.
Executive Director Matt Floca said Trump’s name had been taken off the building following a judge’s ruling requiring its removal, CNN reported on Saturday.
Workers began removing the signage early on Saturday after crews covered the facade with a tarp on Friday, according to the report.
The move follows a ruling by US District Judge Christopher Cooper, who said only Congress could authorise a change to the institution’s name and ordered references to Trump removed from the building and related materials.
An appeals court on Friday rejected a request by the Kennedy Center to freeze the ruling, while legal proceedings continue, the report said.
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