"The Kennedy Center started the work of adding Donald Trump's name to the building on Friday, a day after the president's handpicked board voted to do so. Several blue tarps were hung in front of the institution early Friday to block views of the work being done by workers on scaffolding. A large letter D, and later The Donald, were seen at the entrance to the center originally named for President John F. Kennedy."
"The board of trustees voted to add Trump's name, making it the The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts. Trump is chairman of the board. Critics of the vote, including Democratic members of Congress who are ex-officio board members, as well as some historians, insist that only Congress can change the name. The Kennedy Center was named by law."
The Kennedy Center began installing Donald Trump's name on the building after its board of trustees voted to add it. Workers on scaffolding were covered by blue tarps while a large letter D and later 'The Donald' appeared at the entrance. The vote makes the facility 'The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts,' and Trump serves as board chairman. Critics, including Democratic ex-officio board members and some historians, say only Congress can change the name because a 1964 law names the center as a living memorial to Kennedy. Some Kennedy family members oppose the renaming, and Trump's name was also recently added to the U.S. Institute of Peace.
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