The removal of Trump’s name came after a federal judge ordered the Kennedy Center to restore its original name by Friday, June 12.

President Donald Trump has asked a federal appeals court to stay a lower-court order that his name before removed from the performing arts center.

Donald Trump’s name was ordered to be removed from The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts despite multiple legal challenges.

Workers began removing US President Donald Trump's name from the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts early Saturday, narrowly missing a court-ordered Friday deadline…

US District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled on May 29 that only Congress could rename the arts centre.

U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper, an Obama-era appointee, rejected the request on Friday to block the name change at the Kennedy Center.