At the Kennedy Center, a protest against Trump-led changes turns into a party

Hours after a federal judge ordered the removal of President Donald Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center, dozens of people gathered there Friday to celebrate.

A protest Friday against President Trump’s actions at the Kennedy Center turned into a party after a federal judge ordered Trump’s name removed from the cultural and arts center. (WTOP/Kyle Cooper) A protest Friday against President Trump’s actions at the Kennedy Center turned into a party after a federal judge ordered Trump’s name removed from the cultural and arts center. (WTOP/Kyle Cooper)

Hours after a federal judge ordered the removal of President Donald Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center and blocked the arts center from closing for major renovations, dozens of people gathered there Friday to celebrate.

The rally was planned before the decision, both to mark President John F. Kennedy’s 109th birthday and to protest Trump’s efforts to put his own stamp on the Kennedy memorial.

The meeting included an impromptu dramatic reading of the judge’s order.

“The Kennedy Center must bear his name and is intended to honor President Kennedy only,” the judge wrote.

Trump said in response that he was backing down on his renovation plan and returning control of the arts institution to Congress.

“Unless I am free to do what I do better than anyone else, to bring this institution back, physically, financially and artistically, I have no interest in continuing what could only be a desperate journey to ‘NEVER NEVER LAND,'” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

“I was so tickled,” protester Barb Archebald told WTOP. “My phone was ringing like crazy when I got here.”

Beth Conord held a sign reading “Restore dignity to the Kennedy Center – fire Trump.” »

“I’m absolutely encouraged,” Concord said. “Small steps, but I hope we achieve bigger steps.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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