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Kennedy Center Starts to Remove Trump Name to Comply With Court Ruling

A sign for the Kennedy Center with white tape covering the word Trump, on Jan. 17, 2026. —Erica Denhoff—Icon Sportswire/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump is fond of putting his name on things, but employees have begun to remove it from the Kennedy Center, in compliance with a federal judge’s May 29 ruling.A Thursday memo from the center’s Office of General Counsel, a copy of which was obtained by Politico, ordered staff to begin removing references to Trump from everything, from communication and promotional materials to signage. The memo called for some immediate changes, including in email...