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Trump appeals court order to strip his name from Kennedy Center building

By Mike Scarcella Reuters
Merchandise with the Trump name remains for sale in the Kennedy Center gift shop in the hours before a federal judge’s deadline to remove U.S. President Donald Trump's name from the facade of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 11, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Merchandise with the Trump name remains for sale in the Kennedy Center gift shop in the hours before a federal judge’s deadline to remove U.S. President Donald Trump's name from the facade of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 11, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Jonathan Ernst Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday filed an appeal of a court order that required Trump's name to be removed from the Kennedy Center and blocked the Republican leader's bid to close the Washington performing arts venue for a two-year renovation.

The appeal to the Washington-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit challenges a sweeping ruling against the administration in a lawsuit brought by Democratic U.S. Representative Joyce Beatty of Ohio, a member of the Kennedy Center's board by virtue of her position in Congress.

(Reporting by Mike Scarcella in Washington, D.C. and Daniel Wiessner in Albany, New York; Editing by Matthew Lewis)

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This story was originally published June 11, 2026 at 8:25 PM.

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