President Donald Trump’s name still must come off the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., a federal judge ruled Friday in rejecting a last-minute bid to block an earlier order to remove the name.
The ruling is a loss for the Trump administration, which had asked that Judge Christopher Cooper suspend his May 29 ruling in U.S. District Court in D.C. that Trump’s name come off as an appeals court considers the case
Cooper’s rejection came on the day of the deadline of his order that Trump’s name be removed from the facade of the Kennedy Center, the performing arts landmark named after the late President John Kennedy.
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals could block Cooper’s order, and allow Trump’s name to remain on the facade as the case plays out.
