The board of the Kennedy Center has voted to rename the performing arts centre the Trump-Kennedy Center, according to the White House.
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on social media that the board voted unanimously to make the change due to "the unbelievable work President Trump has done over the last year in saving the building".
Leavitt also congratulated President John F. Kennedy and said "this will be a truly great team long into the future! The building will no doubt attain new levels of success and grandeur".
The change will certainly meet controversy, particularly in Washington DC where the centre has been an iconic landmark since it was constructed and named for Kennedy.
Speaking in the Oval Office, Trump said he was "surprised" and "honoured" by the decision.
