Judge blocks Kennedy Center board from putting Trump's name on plaza, building
Judge Christopher Cooper said the board could not honor Trump without Congress’s approval, rejecting a bid tied to a $100 million fundraising plan.
- On Tuesday, District Judge Christopher Cooper blocked the Kennedy Center board from inscribing President Donald Trump's name on the main building, ruling that such memorials require Congressional approval.
- In May, Cooper declared the board's earlier renaming attempts unlawful, establishing that only Congress holds the power to change the facility's official designation.
- The board claimed that recognizing Trump is necessary to secure his fiscal oversight and raise $100 million, even though Congress has already appropriated $257 million for renovations.
- Following a ceiling collapse reported by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, the board shifted Tuesday's agenda to focus exclusively on the facility's "necessary closure" rather than additional Trump tributes.
- The proposed closure faces resistance from Rep. Joyce Beatty's team, with lawyer Norm Eisen calling the plan "foolishness" and vowing to contest the board's efforts.
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Chuck Todd: Trump's Attempt to Put His Name on Kennedy Center 'Gross,' It's JFK's 'Tombstone'
Tuesday on CNN’s “The Arena,” political commentator Chuck Todd characterized Donald Trump’s attempt to place his name on the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as “gross,” comparing the action to putting a name on someone else’s tombstone.
Donald Trump cannot have his name on the Kennedy Center. Then Trump has a defiant outburst of rage on social media. The building will not be renovated – and thus will remain closed in the future.
A U.S. judge ruled on Tuesday, September 15, that Donald Trump's name could not be reposted on the Kennedy Center, a high cultural site in the U.S. capital, without contravening a previous court decision. Donald Trump announced that the Kennedy Center's board of directors had voted for its "immediate" closure.
US federal judgment Christopher Cooper ruled on Tuesday, September 15, that Trump's name cannot be added back, rebuking the Kennedy Center board's decision to call it the "Trump-Kennedy" Center.
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