A tarp was still covering the facade at the Kennedy Center on Tuesday, days after President Trump’s name was removed on the order of a federal judge.
A spokesperson for the Kennedy Center told USA Today that the tarp is remaining up to let crews do maintenance on the building’s marble exterior and the 2,000-pound soffit panels on the building’s overhang.
The order calling for the removal of Mr. Trump’s name was issued on May 29 by Judge Christopher Cooper, who serves in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
The order had a deadline for last Friday, and the name was removed Saturday.
The Kennedy Center was one of several defendants in a suit filed by Rep. Joyce Beatty, Ohio Democrat, aiming to get Mr. Trump’s name removed on the grounds that only Congress can approve changes to the performing arts institution. Ms. Beatty is an ex officio member of the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees designated by Congress.
In a court filing, Kennedy Center CEO Matthew Floca said the center and other defendants had asked for an extension on the deadline due to “weather-related delays,” but that Mr. Trump’s name was off the facade as ordered Saturday.
The compliance also included axing all references to the “Trump Kennedy Center” or the “Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts” from the institution’s website, and withdrawing any trademark applications for those terms.
The Trump administration is appealing Judge Cooper’s ruling, according to The Washingtonian.
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