Trump’s name to be removed from Kennedy Center after court ruling

• The Kennedy Center ordered employees to remove President Donald Trump ’s name from its building, website and promotional materials by June 12.
• This directive followed a federal judge's ruling that only Congress has the authority to add the president's name to the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts.
• The legal dispute arose after the president replaced Kennedy Center board members with loyalists, who then elected him board chair and voted to rename the center.
• The president's attempts to assert control over the Kennedy Center previously led to artist cancellations and a decline in ticket sales.
• The president reacted to the court's decision by expressing frustration and threatening to abandon his efforts with the institution.

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