Scaffolding and tarp covers the building name of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on June 15. The Kennedy Center voted on Thursday to inscribe U.S. President Donald Trump's name on the building for a second time. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo
Aug. 13 (UPI) -- The Kennedy Center board on Thursday voted to put U.S. President Donald Trump's name on the building and to close the complex's main building for renovations.
According to media reports, the building's name will be changed to "The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Restored and Renovated by President Donald J. Trump." Its physical location will be changed to "President Donald J. Trump Plaza."
The plan, which was approved in a 20-3 vote, was greenlit two months after Trump's name was removed from the facade after a federal judge ruled that the performing arts center name could not be changed because it was approved by Congress.
The three individuals who voted against the changes were the ex-officio members of congress, Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-RI.
