Workers stand on scaffolding near the signage for the Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, on June 12, 2026. Photo: ALEX WROBLEWSKI / AFP
Workers in the US capital removed President Donald Trump’s name from the facade of the John F. Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts on Saturday, the venue said, after a federal judge ruled that its renaming was unlawful.
In a legal filing, the centre’s Executive Director Matt Floca said it had “removed all physical signage on the Kennedy Centre building and grounds” containing Trump’s name.
Around noon Washington time, the sign on the building’s exterior was still covered by a white tarp put up as work was being conducted to remove Trump’s name.
Earlier, loud noise echoed from beneath the cover, as morning joggers stopped briefly in front of the venue to watch the work.
