Trump’s name is gone from the Kennedy Centre. Why is the tarp still up?
A US judge has asked the venue’s board, which is stacked with loyalists to the president, to explain why the facade remains covered
A US federal judge asked on Wednesday for an explanation for why a tarpaulin continues to cover the facade of the Kennedy Centre where President Donald Trump’s name was recently removed.
District Judge Christopher Cooper gave the board of trustees of the performing arts venue until the end of July to explain “the purpose for and status of the tarp and scaffolding that defendants have erected on the front portico of the centre”.
Trump’s name was removed from the Kennedy Centre on the orders of Cooper earlier this month but the area where it was taken down remains covered by a white tarpaulin and scaffolding.
After returning to the White House last year, Trump named himself chairman of the Kennedy Centre and stacked the governing board with loyalists.