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

They later amended the lawsuit to also challenge plans to close the venue for repairs.

“Today’s ruling rightly affirms that this administration’s efforts to rename and close the Center have no basis in law,” Beatty said in a statement.

“The Kennedy Center is an institution that belongs to the American people, not to Donald Trump. He has desecrated this sacred memorial for his own vanity. I am proud to have fought for the rule of law and to protect this sacred institution.”

Roma Daravi, the Kennedy Center’s spokeswoman, said in a statement to the BBC’s US partner CBS News: “We are confident that on appeal the court will uphold the Board’s will to recognise President Trump’s historic contributions to our nation’s cultural center.”