The board made a last-minute attempt to halt the order, but U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper rejected the request Friday.

President Donald Trump's board at the Kennedy Center is trying to keep his name on the building before a court-ordered deadline to remove it by Friday.

The president’s handpicked board filed a last-minute challenge against a federal court ruling that ordered them to remove Trump’s name from the building by Friday.

All references to Trump in the Kennedy Center's signage, digital materials, and branding are supposed to be taken down by Friday.