{"id":1727,"date":"2026-06-04T20:35:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T20:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1727"},"modified":"2026-06-04T20:35:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T20:35:49","slug":"kennedy-center-orders-staff-to-remove-trumps-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1727","title":{"rendered":"Kennedy Center orders staff to remove Trump\u2019s name"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>\n            The Kennedy Center\u2019s general counsel ordered staff on Thursday to remove President Donald Trump\u2019s name from the building by June 12, according to a memo obtained by CNN, in order to comply with a recent court order.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1725\">Todd Blanche was \u2018in charge\u2019 of Epstein matter, Bondi told lawmakers, according to new transcript<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            Staff were also instructed to immediately update some Kennedy Center documentation \u2014 including their email signatures and marketing materials \u2014 to remove Trump\u2019s name, according to the memo.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cTo comply with this order, you must immediately change email signatures, letterhead, and other documents to reflect the name as \u2018The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts,\u2019 or \u2018Kennedy Center.\u2019 Other changes, such as to templates and forms, signage, brochures, and website pages, must be completed no later than Friday, June 12, 2026,\u201d the general counsel wrote in the memo, which was first reported by The Washington Post.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Last week, a federal judge blocked the Kennedy Center from temporarily closing its doors for a yearslong renovation and said its board violated the law when it added Trump\u2019s name to the historic performing arts venue.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1722\">Bumblebees show advanced problem-solving skills in new experiment<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            US District Judge Casey Cooper concluded that the law establishing the center \u201cmakes crystal clear that the Center is to be named for President Kennedy, and it cannot bear any other formal name or public memorial based on the Board\u2019s unilateral say-so.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cCongress gave the Kennedy Center its name, and only Congress can change it,\u201d Cooper wrote in his 94-page opinion.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1716\">Could Democrats win the Senate? 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