Kennedy Center facade blocked from public view by tarp after Trump’s name removed

By: Sam Gauntt

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: June 15, 2026

Words: 556

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

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Days after President Donald Trump’s name was removed from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, a large tarp and scaffolding was still blocking the building’s facade from public view Monday afternoon.

Construction crews took Trump’s name off the center early Saturday morning after a federal appeals court upheld a Friday deadline for its removal.

But at the start of the work week, the portion of the building’s facade where Trump’s name was …

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