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A federal judge ruled on May 29, 2026, that Trump’s name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center and blocked the planned two-year closure for renovations. The name later came off the building’s facade, turning a symbolic takeover into a legal setback.
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A federal judge ruled on May 29, 2026, that Trump’s name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center and blocked the planned two-year closure for renovations. The name later came off the building’s facade, turning a symbolic takeover into a legal setback.
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A federal judge ruled on May 29, 2026, that Trump’s name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center and blocked the planned two-year closure for renovations. The name later came off the building’s facade, turning a symbolic takeover into a legal setback.
A federal judge ruled on May 29 that the Kennedy Center could not be renamed for Trump without Congress and blocked a planned two-year closure; the name came off the facade later, after a June 12 deadline and June 13 compliance filings.
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