{"id":13934,"date":"2026-06-13T10:50:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T10:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=13934"},"modified":"2026-06-13T10:50:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T10:50:58","slug":"trumps-name-removal-from-kennedy-center-delayed-due-to-thunderstorms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=13934","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s name removal from Kennedy Center delayed due to thunderstorms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Trump administration on Friday said in a filing the\u00a0removal\u00a0of President Donald Trump\u2019s name from the Kennedy\u00a0Center\u00a0for the Performing Arts has been delayed\u00a0due\u00a0to bad weather which may pose safety concerns for workers and expected it to be completed early on\u00a0Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Workers stripped President\u00a0Donald Trump\u2019s\u00a0name from the\u00a0Kennedy\u00a0Center\u00a0early on Saturday, less than six months after it went up, complying with a judge\u2019s ruling that the performing arts landmark cannot be renamed without an act of Congress.<\/p>\n<p>The work began around 1:20 a.m., hours after the Department of Justice said the government would miss the court-ordered deadline of 11:59 p.m. on Friday to take Trump\u2019s name off the Washington venue, created a half-century ago to honor an assassinated president.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Workers build scaffolding near the signage outside the Kennedy Center to remove President Trump\u2019s name on June 13, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The\u00a0center\u2019s board, which Trump chairs,\u00a0voted in December\u00a0to rename it The Donald J. Trump and The John F.\u00a0Kennedy\u00a0Memorial\u00a0Center\u00a0for the Performing Arts.<\/p>\n<p>Workers began affixing his name to the building the next day<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">REMOVAL FOLLOWS MISSED DEADLINE, COURT FILINGS<\/h2>\n<p>After erecting scaffolding late on Friday, workers draped tarps over the temporary structure in the predawn hours and were seen removing letters around 3:10 a.m. in an operation that took about 30 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Late on Friday, the DOJ had said in a\u00a0court filing\u00a0it would miss the deadline because of thunderstorms that could pose safety risks for the workers, seeking a 12-hour extension.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic US Representative Joyce Beatty of Ohio, who brought the lawsuit that forced Trump\u2019s name to be removed, called the request to extend the two-week-old deadline \u201cinexcusable\u201d and part of \u201ca pattern of non-compliance,\u201d according to the DOJ filing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A white tarp covers the lettering on the side of the Kennedy Center as workers removed President Donald Trump\u2019s name from the building in Washington, DC, on June 13, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Cliff Owen<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Workers prepare to remove President Donald J. Trump\u2019s name from the facade of the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. <span class=\"credit\">JIM LO SCALZO\/EPA\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The\u00a0center\u00a0opened in 1971 as a memorial to President John F.\u00a0Kennedy, a Democrat assassinated in 1963. Trump, a Republican, has packed its board of trustees with allies since resuming office last year.<\/p>\n<p>Hours before the DOJ filing, a federal judge in Washington had declined the department\u2019s request to pause an order to remove Trump\u2019s name.<\/p>\n<p>US District Judge Christopher Cooper said he would not lift the order while a federal appeals court considers his ruling that only Congress could rename the venue.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Protesters gather near the Kennedy Center ahead of the removal of Trump\u2019s name on June 12, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The administration appealed that order to the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, which also rejected the government\u2019s request for a pause on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The White House and the\u00a0Kennedy\u00a0Center\u00a0did not immediately respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Cooper\u00a0ruled\u00a0on May 29 that only Congress could rename the arts\u00a0center. His order had required Trump\u2019s name to be removed from the building\u2019s facade, its website and other materials.<\/p>\n<p>In urging the appeals court to pause the order, the DOJ said: \u201cIt does not make sense to alter the\u00a0Center\u2019s name and signage now, only to potentially revert the name again after what should be a successful appeal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump in February announced a\u00a0two-year closure\u00a0of the\u00a0center\u00a0for a major renovation.<\/p>\n<p>He has made a broader push to\u00a0reshape Washington\u2019s monumental core,\u00a0including plans for a \u200b250-foot arch and a 90,000-square-foot  ballroom on the site of the East Wing of the White \u200bHouse, which\u00a0Trump had demolished\u00a0in October.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; gap:2px; width:908px; background:#eee; padding:2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u901a\u680f\u9876\u90e8\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u6a2a\u5e45 908x258 \u8de8\u6574\u884c -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; 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