A tarp covers the facade of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, following a federal judge’s order to remove U.S. President Donald Trump's name from the institution, on the day comedian Bill Maher receives the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 28, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
Political commentators criticized President Donald Trump Sunday after CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins posted a photo showing the Kennedy Center's signage still obscured by scaffolding and tarps.
In May, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to remove Trump's name from the Kennedy Center facade after it was installed without proper approval as part of an effort to rebrand the venue as the Trump Kennedy Center.
The Trump administration responded to the court order by erecting scaffolding and tarps, with some analysts theorizing the move was designed to create the appearance of compliance while concealing Trump's name indefinitely.
"The Big Bang Theory" creator Bill Prady commented, "Donald Trump’s ego is as fragile as a china eggshell."
Former Republican National Committee official Douglas Heye wrote, "We are governed by children."
Editorial writer Franklin Harris posted, "This administration's level of pettiness is truly mindboggling."
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