Source: Fox News
Summary
Workers have begun removing President Donald Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center facade after an appeals court denied a request from the Kennedy Center’s board to block a judge’s ruling that Trump’s name be removed. The Kennedy Center board had approved the addition of Trump’s name in December, but a judge ruled that the name could only be changed or modified through an act of Congress. Trump had slammed the decision, pointing out the judge’s wife’s ties to the Obama-era Department of Justice.
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As expected, the matter has reached another stage.
Workers erected scaffolding around the Washington, D.C., landmark and began removing the Trump name from the signage. The Kennedy Center board had approved the addition of Trump’s name, but a judge ruled that the name could only be changed or modified through an act of Congress. Trump slammed the decision, pointing out the judge’s wife’s ties to the Obama-era Department of Justice. The Trump name is coming down, despite numerous attempts at stays from the Kennedy Center board.
The process has become a familiar ritual: a public figure’s name is added to a landmark, only to be removed after a court ruling. The sequence is predictable, yet the emotions and reactions remain real.
Author: Evan Null
