The Kennedy Center hung a large tarp blocking its sign last month before workers removed President Donald Trump’s name, which the center says it has kept up while the marble facade is repaired—but one month later, the tarp still stands, and the center still has given no indication as to when it may come down.
The tarp blocks the Kennedy Center's sign, which no longer includes President Donald Trump's name, from view. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
In the early hours of June 13, workers covered scaffolding in front of the Kennedy Center with a huge tarp, before taking down Trump’s name to comply with a federal court’s order that blocked the renaming of the venue.
But the Kennedy Center has remained mostly tight-lipped about the tarp and how long it is expected to stand in front of the venue, with spokesperson Roma Daravi telling the Washington Post last month the tarps will stay up as workers repair the marble facade, though she did not specify a timeline.
The tarp has frustrated some onlookers who had hoped to see the Kennedy Center’s sign after Trump’s name was removed, and multiple Democratic members of Congress have called for it to come down.
