Photos show Trump’s name removed from Kennedy Center facade

Donald TrumpPhotos show Trump’s name removed from Kennedy Center facadeA court ordered President Donald Trump’s name removed from the center by June 12. A tarp has since hidden the removal from the public.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00President Donald Trump's name was removed from the Kennedy Center building in Washington on June 13.Hands Off the ArtsShareAdd NBC News to GoogleJune 22, 2026, 11:01 PM EDTBy Gary Grumbach and Phil HelselWASHINGTON — New photos of the Kennedy Center show President Donald Trump’s name has been taken down from the building’s facade after a monthslong court battle and the recent addition of a tarp blocking public viewing of the removed signage.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Scaffolding and a tarp erected June 13, a day after a federal judge’s deadline to remove Trump’s name from the iconic performing arts center, have hidden the removal from the public.Mallory Miller, a former Kennedy Center employee and a co-founder of the activist group Hands Off the Arts, which provided the photos to NBC News, said she thinks the tarp’s continued presence is an intentional act to spare Trump’s ego.“What is clear to me is the Trump administration does not want to see that building without Trump’s name on the facade before they could go through all their appeals,” Miller said Monday night.The Kennedy Center did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday night on why the tarp and scaffolding remained nearly 10 days after Trump’s name was removed.The Washington Post first reported on the new photos.Congress named the building the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 1964. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas in November 1963, and his successor, President Lyndon B. Johnson, signed the bill into law two months later, in January.The changed signage in December read: “The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Perform...