US judge orders Trump’s name be removed from Kennedy Center

A US judge has ordered the removal of President Donald Trump’s name from the title of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

The Washington DC venue cannot be renamed without congressional approval, the judge ruled on Friday, also blocking the centre’s temporary closure during upcoming proposed renovations.

Trump’s name must be taken off the institution’s title, its façade – as well as any other physical or digital signage – and official materials within 14 days, according to the order.

A spokesperson for the centre said it would appeal the name-change order. Trump wrote on social media that he will “be working with Congress to transfer this failing Institution back to them”.