A fuming Donald Trump has claimed the Kennedy Center is on a 'hopeless journey into never never land' after a judge blocked his bid to rename the venue after himself

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

A federal judge ordered the Kennedy Center to remove President Donald Trump’s name from the building, saying only an act of Congress can change the venue’s name.

A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center and blocked the administration from closing it for major renovations.…

The Kennedy Center's Board of Trustees in December voted to rename the institution the "Trump Kennedy Center," 10 months after Trump removed several trustees.

Judge rules that Washington DC performing arts venue cannot be renamed without an act of Congress

The judge ruled the Kennedy Center can't be officially named for anyone else unless Congress approves it.

A federal judge ordered President Donald Trump's name be removed from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, ruling the name change was illegal.

The court also found that the Kennedy Center's board was "derelict" when it voted to close the memorial to President John F. Kennedy for two years.

Donald Trump plans to renovate the center, part of a broader push by the Republican leader to reshape Washington's monumental core.

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

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A US judge on Friday ruled that the famed Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts had been illegally renamed after President Donald Trump and that his name must be taken down.

Donald Trump took aim at the judge who halted his plans to renovate the Kennedy Center -- and ordered Trump's name taken off the building -- saying the judge should "be ashamed of…

President Donald Trump's efforts to name the Kennedy Center after himself and close the space for renovations were blocked by a federal judge.

"I have no interest in continuing what could only be a hopeless journey into 'NEVER NEVER LAND,'" the president wrote.

Trump criticized the ruling, saying the judge "should be ashamed of himself," but will hand the venue over to Congress.

A federal judge on Friday said President Donald Trump's name must be removed from the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.

Judge Christopher Cooper ruled against Trump's bid to add his name to the building and close the theatre for two years.

Trump criticized the ruling, saying the judge "should be ashamed of himself," but will hand the venue over to Congress.

"Congress gave the Kennedy Center its name and only Congress can change it," the judge ruled.