El magistrado Casey Cooper además anuló el planificado cierre del centro para su renovación. Ante esto, el presidente estadounidense anunció su retiro del proyecto y ordenó la "transferencia plena y completa" de la institución al Congreso.

The judge wrote in his 94-page ruling that it was "crystal clear" that the arts complex was named for the late president John F. Kennedy. He also ruled that the center could not…

A federal judge is ending Trump’s dreams of taking over the Kennedy Center.

Depois do revés, Trump afirmou que transferiria propriedade da instituição ao Congresso

Per the ruling, the planned closure of the center has also been temporarily halted.