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WASHINGTON: The board of the Kennedy Center and the US Justice Department have appealed a federal judge’s ruling ordering the removal of President Donald Trump’s name from the performing arts venue.
District judge Christopher Cooper had ordered Trump’s name last month to be removed from the building in the nation’s capital that houses the Kennedy Center by Friday.
The board of trustees, which consists of Trump allies, and the Justice Department filed an appeal on Thursday asking Cooper to stay his ruling.
“Requiring a name change now, only to potentially revert back to the current name after appeal, would be incredibly confusing for the public,” they argued.
