Kennedy Center board will hold off on adding Trump’s name to the facility until October

Published August 28, 2026 10:27am ET | Updated August 28, 2026 10:27am ET



The Kennedy Center Board of Trustees decided to hold off on adding President Donald Trump’s name to the facade of the performing arts facility until Oct. 8 as a federal judge deliberates on the matter.

Justice Department lawyers notified the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday evening that the board will not effectuate its plan to add “renovated and restored by President Donald J. Trump” to the end of “The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts” until the beginning of October.

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