Pro-Trump board at Kennedy Center makes moves to return the president’s name to the facade

Rep. Joyce Beatty, a Democrat from Ohio, has made an emergency request to a federal judge to block the Kennedy Center from putting President Trump's name on the venue. The Kennedy Center's board, aligned with Trump, had voted to inscribe his name on the building's facade and rename the plaza in front of it.

The proposed inscriptions would read "The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Restored and Renovated By President Donald J. Trump" and, if a fund reaches $100 million, "Endowed by the Trump Kennedy Center Fund."

Beatty, also an ex officio member of the Kennedy Center, has led the effort to prevent Trump from memorializing himself there, citing "clear violations" of an earlier court order. The Kennedy Center has agreed not to attempt to engrave Trump's name before September 8 to allow for legal arguments to unfold, according to Fast Company.

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