Crews removed the name overnight as onlookers, livestreams document the scene. A tarp and scaffolding still remain

Weekend Editor

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June 13, 2026 12:42PM (EDT)

Workers set up scaffolding and a tarp to follow the court order to remove Trump's name from the Kennedy Center. Crowds gathered to watch the event late Friday night into Saturday morning. By dawn, the name was gone, but the tarp was still up. (Alex WROBLEWSKI / Getty Images)