Beatty Challenges Trump’s Kennedy Center Push | Wilmington News

Wilmington News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 21, 2026 · 1m

Congresswoman Joyce Beatty is fighting to stop the Kennedy Center from honoring Donald Trump by renaming parts of the building and adding his name to the facade, citing a federal court order that bans the center from serving as a memorial for anyone other than John F. Kennedy. The center’s board, including Trump-aligned members, claims Trump’s fundraising was vital to its survival, proposing inscriptions like “Restored and Renovated By President Donald J. Trump” and renaming a plaza — but has agreed to delay any new engravings until September 8th. A previous judge had already ruled the Trump…