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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Gloria Oladipo

Democratic lawmaker sues Trump over Kennedy Center’s name change

Demonstrators protest against Trump’s renaming of the the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on 20 December 2025 in Washington DC.
Demonstrators protest against Trump’s renaming of the the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on 20 December 2025 in Washington DC. Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP

Democratic US representative Joyce Beatty of Ohio sued Donald Trump on Monday to seek the removal of his name from the John F Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington DC.

The lawsuit from Beatty, an ex-officio trustee on the board, argued that the vote to rename the Kennedy Center is a “flagrant violation” of law as congressional approval is required for such an action.

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