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Trump loses last-ditch bid to keep his name on the Kennedy Center
FILE PHOTO: The newly added lettering for U.S. President Donald Trump's name is displayed at the facade of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, a day after its board announced it would rename the institution The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 19, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

Trump loses last-ditch bid to keep his name on the Kennedy Center

By: Bennito L. Kelty Jun 12, 2026 8:09PM ET
Bennito L. Kelty
Bennito L. Kelty
Bennito L. Kelty is an award-winning journalist at Raw Story. He covered the U.S.-Mexico borderlands in Arizona and later homelessness, immigration and politics for Denver Westword. A graduate of the University of Missouri Journalism School, he now lives in Aurora, Colorado.
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Trump lost his last-minute effort to stop the removal of his name from the Kennedy Center, according to CNN.

The DC Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Trump administration's emergency stay request to delay the removal, CNN reported. The decision came as crews were already removing the lettering on the Kennedy Center.

According to CNN, the appeals court didn't explain its reasoning for turning down the Trump administration's request.

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