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Photos of Trump’s name being added to the Kennedy Center

Dec 19, 2025, 11:30 AM | Updated: 12:06 pm

Tarps are installed in front of the sign on the Kennedy Center on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Washing...

Tarps are installed in front of the sign on the Kennedy Center on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kennedy Center is starting to add President Donald Trump’s name to the building after its board, handpicked by Trump, voted to rename it The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.

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Photos of Trump’s name being added to the Kennedy Center