1 of 5 | Construction workers build a scaffolding near the sign for the Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., on Friday. The Kennedy Center board sought an emergency appeal to block a court order requiring the removal of Trump's name from the Kennedy Center, but a judge denied their request. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Photo
June 13 (UPI) -- Trump's name has been completely removed from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the executive director told the court Saturday.
Executive Director Matt Floca told the court in documents that the name was changed before the extended deadline of noon Saturday, CNN reported. The court had allowed an extension after the center missed the midnight Friday deadline due to thunderstorms, Justice Department attorneys said.
Workers began removing the name from the building early Saturday, and documents confirming the name change were filed around 11 a.m. EDT.
Since December, the center has been named the Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, after the center's board, whose members Trump installed, voted to rename the venue.
