Kennedy Center: Trump added to signage

Workers were seen replacing signs at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., a day after the center’s board of directors voted to change the name of the institution to “Trump-Kennedy Center.”

President Donald Trump took control of the famed institution in February by appointing its Board of Trustees, which voted for the name change, and appointing himself president. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt He said Thursday that the board “voted unanimously” for the name change, but that claim controversial Written by: Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, ex-officio member of the board.

On Friday, workers were seen plastering Trump’s name on the building behind blue awnings in front of where the Kennedy Center’s current sign is located. of the Kennedy Center website It was also updated on Thursday, and its name now appears as “Trump Kennedy Center.”

But renaming the center after Trump could face challenges since the building was named by Congress. Changing law would require formal congressional action.