{"id":1978493,"date":"2026-06-07T21:30:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T18:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1978493"},"modified":"2026-06-07T21:30:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T18:30:37","slug":"kennedy-center-staff-start-removing-all-references-to-donald-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1978493","title":{"rendered":"Kennedy Center staff start removing all references to Donald Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/trump_kennedy_center.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Kennedy Center staff start removing all references to Donald Trump<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The Center&#8217;s lawsuit against a jazz musician who cancelled his Christmas concert at the venue in protest at the name change has also been dismissed<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-06-07T22:30:37+01:00\">7th June 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/trump_kennedy_center-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"Kennedy Center Adds Trump&apos;s Name To Building\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">WASHINGTON, DC The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts on December 19, 2025 in Washington, D.C.(Photo by Marvin Joseph\/The Washington Post via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Staff at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. have started to remove all references to\u00a0Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>In December last year,\u00a0the Trump-appointed board of the arts venue voted to rename the institution to the \u2018Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts\u2019, or the \u2018Trump-Kennedy Center\u2019\u00a0in\u00a0short.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In May, however,\u00a0a US district judge ruled that the board had no authority to make that change because the\u00a0centre\u2019s\u00a0name is fixed by federal statute\u00a0and can only be amended by Congress. He ordered all references to Trump\u2019s name\u00a0to be removed from the building and the official name to be restored to the Kennedy Center.<\/p>\n<p>Trump reacted angrily to the order, writing on social media that he would be \u201cworking with Congress to transfer this failing institution back to them\u201d, and added that the \u201cradical left would rather see it DIE than have President Trump transform it into something that everyone could be proud of\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NOW: A federal judge has ordered that Donald Trump\u2019s name be removed from the Kennedy Center and that officials halt their plan to close the venue for two years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Kennedy Center\u2019s organic statute makes crystal clear that the Center is to be named for President Kennedy, and\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/kWJAbn43dC<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) May 29, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This week,\u00a0a memo was sent to staff at the institution directing employees to stop using Trump\u2019s name in reference to the Kennedy Center on any formal communications\u00a0or press materials. A deadline of June 12 was set to update all physical and digital\u00a0signage too, with the letters in Trump\u2019s name being removed from the exterior of the building.<\/p>\n<p>Also\u00a0this week,\u00a0the Trump administration\u2019s lawsuit against a jazz musician who cancelled his annual Christmas concert at the Kennedy Center\u00a0in the aftermath of the name change was dismissed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The venue\u2019s president Richard Grenell had strongly\u00a0criticised\u00a0Chuck Redd\u2019s decision and demanded $1million in damages for what he described as a \u201cpolitical stunt\u201d,\u00a0but on Friday (June 5), a judge ruled in Redd\u2019s\u00a0favour, citing Anti-SLAPP laws that protect defendants against meritless lawsuits and \u201cpolitical\u00a0retribution\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Ben Folds also wrote an open letter this week to rally\u00a0support for\u00a0the National Symphony Orchestra, who\u00a0are\u00a0based at the Kennedy Center. Folds resigned as the NSO\u2019s artistic advisor in the light of Trump\u2019s\u00a0takeover, but\u00a0has now said the orchestra \u201cdoesn\u2019t have the luxury of time\u201d to get back on its feet.<\/p>\n<p>A string of performers\u00a0have\u00a0also withdrawn from the Trump-linked Freedom 250 events\u00a0at the Washington State Mall\u2019s 250th\u00a0anniversary of American independence celebrations, which are\u00a0scheduled to start at the end of this month.<\/p>\n<p>Milli Vanilli, The Commodores, Bret Michaels, Young MC, Martina\u00a0McBride and Morris Day &amp; The Time have all pulled out, with many choosing to distance themselves once its political associations became clear.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Donald 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be appearing at SXSW London 2026<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Staff at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. have started to remove all references to\u00a0Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>In December last year,\u00a0the Trump-appointed board of the arts venue voted to rename the institution to the \u2018Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts\u2019, or the \u2018Trump-Kennedy Center\u2019\u00a0in\u00a0short.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In May, however,\u00a0a US district judge ruled that the board had no authority to make that change because the\u00a0centre\u2019s\u00a0name is fixed by federal statute\u00a0and can only be amended by Congress. He ordered all references to Trump\u2019s name\u00a0to be removed from the building and the official name to be restored to the Kennedy Center.<\/p>\n<p>Trump reacted angrily to the order, writing on social media that he would be \u201cworking with Congress to transfer this failing institution back to them\u201d, and added that the \u201cradical left would rather see it DIE than have President Trump transform it into something that everyone could be proud of\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NOW: A federal judge has ordered that Donald Trump\u2019s name be removed from the Kennedy Center and that officials halt their plan to close the venue for two years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Kennedy Center\u2019s organic statute makes crystal clear that the Center is to be named for President Kennedy, and\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/kWJAbn43dC<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) May 29, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This week,\u00a0a memo was sent to staff at the institution directing employees to stop using Trump\u2019s name in reference to the Kennedy Center on any formal communications\u00a0or press materials. A deadline of June 12 was set to update all physical and digital\u00a0signage too, with the letters in Trump\u2019s name being removed from the exterior of the building.<\/p>\n<p>Also\u00a0this week,\u00a0the Trump administration\u2019s lawsuit against a jazz musician who cancelled his annual Christmas concert at the Kennedy Center\u00a0in the aftermath of the name change was dismissed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The venue\u2019s president Richard Grenell had strongly\u00a0criticised\u00a0Chuck Redd\u2019s decision and demanded $1million in damages for what he described as a \u201cpolitical stunt\u201d,\u00a0but on Friday (June 5), a judge ruled in Redd\u2019s\u00a0favour, citing Anti-SLAPP laws that protect defendants against meritless lawsuits and \u201cpolitical\u00a0retribution\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Ben Folds also wrote an open letter this week to rally\u00a0support for\u00a0the National Symphony Orchestra, who\u00a0are\u00a0based at the Kennedy Center. Folds resigned as the NSO\u2019s artistic advisor in the light of Trump\u2019s\u00a0takeover, but\u00a0has now said the orchestra \u201cdoesn\u2019t have the luxury of time\u201d to get back on its feet.<\/p>\n<p>A string of performers\u00a0have\u00a0also withdrawn from the Trump-linked Freedom 250 events\u00a0at the Washington State Mall\u2019s 250th\u00a0anniversary of American independence celebrations, which are\u00a0scheduled to start at the end of this month.<\/p>\n<p>Milli Vanilli, The Commodores, Bret Michaels, Young MC, Martina\u00a0McBride and Morris Day &amp; The Time have all pulled out, with many choosing to distance themselves once its political associations became clear.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/kennedy-center-staff-start-removing-all-references-to-donald-trump-3949560&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/trump_kennedy_center.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Kennedy Center staff start removing all references to Donald Trump The Center&#8217;s lawsuit against a jazz musician who cancelled his Christmas concert at the venue in protest at the name change has also been dismissed By Max Pilley 7th June 2026 WASHINGTON, DC The John F. 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