A US judge ruled on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, that it was forbidden to re-display Donald Trump's name on the Kennedy Center, an iconic cultural venue in Washington D.C. This decision follows a preliminary hearing and reaffirms a previous injunction by the same magistrate. Judge Christopher Cooper explicitly stated that "the defense cannot install any reference to President Trump (...) at the Kennedy Center without the consent of Congress," thus prohibiting the inscription "Renovated and restored by Donald Trump" on the main building of the institution. Donald Trump's name was initially displayed alongside that of John F. Kennedy on the facade of the building in December 2025. However, by the end of May 2026, Judge Cooper had ordered the Kennedy Center's board of directors to remove any reference to President Trump or any other...
Western sources (popular/generalist, neutral, center-left) agree that Trump's name cannot be re-displayed on the Kennedy Center and that the center has closed for repairs. The populist right-wing Western source (breitbart.com) nuances slightly by focusing on an expert's comment but does not contradict the facts. The Dissident bloc (zerohedge.com), although...
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