The Kennedy Center’s trustees voted Thursday to seek a last-minute stay of a federal judge's directive to take Trump’s name off the center’s exterior by Friday.
The center removed President Donald Trump’s name from its website, although the front of the performing arts venue still read: “The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.”
President Donald Trump has repeatedly touted the gifts as a boon to taxpayers, but critics of the project say the administration’s refusal to release a full list of donors creates the potential for corruption.
Efforts to place a Smithsonian museum on the Mall collapsed this week after Republican lawmakers inserted language about “biological women” and the president’s powers over its location.
A White House ballroom would be far more secure than any hotel facility, Trump says, as he and his allies argue that Saturday’s shooting bolsters their case.
Crews have begun cutting down trees and removing shrubs to prepare the site for construction. Officials would not specify how many trees will be removed.
