Trump’s Name at Kennedy Center | Raleigh News

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

Congresswoman Joyce Beatty is waging a legal battle to keep President Trump’s name off the Kennedy Center, arguing that the board’s recent move violates a court order and undermines the memorial’s integrity. Despite a prior ruling forcing removal, the board—tied to Trump—voted to re-inscribe his name alongside a tribute to renovations and rename a plaza in his honor, claiming his fundraising saved the institution from collapse. The Kennedy Center has agreed to delay re-engraving until September 8th while the court weighs Beatty’s emergency request, with scaffolding still up where Trump’s name…