The name change will probably face a legal battle.

The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts will be renamed the "Trump-Kennedy Center," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

The board of the performing arts centre voted to name it after President Donald Trump, rebranding it the 'Trump-Kennedy Center', press secretary Karoline Leavitt says.

Relatives of the late President John F Kennedy have expressed outrage at the proposal to rename the arts centre.

The name change will probably face a legal battle.

Trump, a Republican who's chairman of the board, said at the White House that he was “surprised" and “honored” by the vote.

The Kennedy Center board on Thursday voted to add Trump's name to the famed arts institution.

Relatives of the late President John F Kennedy slammed the centre's board, saying the name cannot be changed under law.