Judge nixes latest plan to put Trump name on Kennedy Center

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A federal judge blocked the Kennedy Center board's renewed attempt to put President Trump's name on the building's facade, ruling the move violated his prior injunction and a federal statute reserving the honor for President Kennedy. The board had passed a resolution to inscribe credit to Trump immediately, with more added once a fund hit $100 million, while also renaming the plaza after him.

The board argues the center faces imminent insolvency, cannot make payroll, and needs Trump's personal involvement to survive, following storm damage that collapsed part of the Grand Foyer ceiling and revenue losses of roughly $100 million since Trump's takeover. Judge Christopher Cooper suggested the Justice Department move to dissolve his injunction and floated the possibility of receivership if the center is genuinely insolvent.

The board's own resolution states plainly that without 'appropriate recognition,' it is unlikely Trump would provide funding or oversight for the renovation, tying the center's survival directly to his name going up.

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So the deal is money shows up once the name goes up. That is not a donation, that is a sign rental, and the board wrote it down in plain English like a man confessing in his own handwriting. A hundred million dollars gone since the new management arrived, a hole in the ceiling, and the fix on the table is paint. A judge had to be the one to say Congress already named the place.

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