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Politics · Courts & law · published 2026-08-27 · via The Hill

DOJ defends adding Trump's name to Kennedy Center as recognition, not renaming

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The Department of Justice argued in court that adding President Trump's name to the Kennedy Center does not violate previous rulings, claiming it is not a renaming. The inscriptions would acknowledge Trump's role in restoring the center, which the DOJ says is in financial disarray. A federal judge heard arguments but did not rule from the bench.

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The dispute centers on two proposed inscriptions — "renovated and restored by President Donald J. Trump" and "endowed by the Trump Kennedy Center Fund" — which the board approved alongside a broader campus renaming and a two-year closure plan estimated at $257 million. The Kennedy Center has agreed to pause all actions until Sept. 8.

Judge Cooper previously ruled in late May that the board lacked authority to alter the facility's name, ordering Trump's lettering stripped from the facade on June 13. The DOJ's unsuccessful attempts to pause that order led to the current hearing, where Beatty's counsel characterized the new resolution as an attempt

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