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Kennedy Center board votes to add Trump inscription and rename grounds FAST-MOVING

The board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has voted to re-add an inscription honoring President Donald Trump to the building's facade. The proposed text reads, ‘The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Restored and Renovated By President Donald J. Trump.’ Additionally, the board voted to rename the center's grounds ‘President Donald J. Trump Plaza.’

These decisions, made by a board largely composed of Trump allies, directly challenge a May ruling by U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper. The judge previously ordered the removal of Trump's name, stating that the center cannot be renamed without an act of Congress and must honor President Kennedy alone.

Alongside the naming changes, the board approved a plan to close the Kennedy Center's main building for up to two years to undergo extensive renovations. During this period, operations are expected to shift to the REACH, a separate building on the campus, which will remain open for limited programming.

In a separate legal development, a D.C. Superior Court judge ordered the Kennedy Center to pay jazz musician Chuck Redd $252,479.70 in legal fees. The ruling follows a dismissed lawsuit filed by the center against Redd after he canceled a Christmas Eve performance in protest of the initial attempts to add Trump's name to the venue.

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Christopher Cooper · Christopher R. Cooper · Chuck Redd · Donald Trump · Joyce Beatty · Kennedy Center · National Symphony Orchestra · Tanya Jones Bosier

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