Kennedy Center refuses to take tarps off where Trump's name was removed

[riversedge]

Source: msn.com

Matthew Chapman • 12h • 2 min read


President Donald Trump suffered a severe humiliation this month when the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was finally ordered by a federal court to remove Trump's name from the side of the building, clarifying that Congress only allowed Kennedy's name to be on the facility.

Now, days later, tarps are still covering the spot where Trump's name was, and, according to The New York Times, it's starting to arouse suspicion. Some are even questioning whether the name was in fact fully removed at all.


Matt Floca, the operations chief for the Kennedy Center, "filed a sworn declaration with a federal court later that day saying that Mr. Trump’s name had been removed," noted the report. And at least some letters were taken off, as "a New York Times photographer captured evidence through an opening in the tarp that the letter 'A' came off," as well as a "D" in a separate photograph.

The Kennedy Center will not give a direct explanation for why the tarps aren't coming down, with one spokesperson saying, “The scaffolding and tarp will remain up as crews address maintenance needs of the marble and soffit panels.

Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH), the Kennedy Center board member who sued over Trump-aligned officials' mishandling of the facility in the first place, told The Times, “Donald Trump is embarrassed. He lost in court, his name came down, and now he is trying to hide the result from the public.”

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[SSJVegeta]

1. Lol they need a court order to to remove a tarp now

[riversedge]

5. Probably!!

[riversedge]

2. "Take down the tarp!' the crowd gathered for the weekly Hands Off The Arts protest yelled.

Why is a giant tarp still hanging at the Kennedy Center?

The tarp was put up over the scaffolding last week, as crews removed President Donald Trump's name from the Kennedy Center.

https://www.wusa9.com/article/life/local-life/kennedy-center/giant-tarp-still-hanging-at-the-kennedy-center/65-e8c0fd3a-5ec3-4f82-88bc-e82871479b24



Author: Katie Lusso Updated: 11:24 PM EDT June 19, 2026


WASHINGTON — A tarp covering the area where President Donald Trump's name was removed from the Kennedy Center remains in place Friday night.

"Take down the tarp!' the crowd gathered for the weekly Hands Off The Arts protest yelled.

According to a Kennedy Center official, the tarp will remain while crews address maintenance needs involving the marble and soffit panels. Officials did not verify exactly why the tarp was initially needed.

The debate over the tarp intensified Friday as a status report was filed in court regarding the future of the Kennedy Center just hours before a deadline. The center had been directed to provide details explaining why a full two-year closure would be needed by June 19.


In the filing, the Kennedy Center said it intends to keep the building open beyond the original planned July 5 closure date. The filing also states the center is compiling all options, including a possible full closure, for the board to consider in a vote scheduled for mid-July.

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[dem4decades]

3. Trump has ordered a tarp to cover the Iran agreement now

[PatSeg]

12. And next he'll order a tarp

to cover the Lincoln Reflecting Pool. If you can't see it, it isn't true.

[Martin68]

4. These people are so fucking childish and petty. They should not be making decision of any kind that affect the

citizens of this country.

[Midnight Writer]

6. For years we watched the "empty podium" shots waiting to see if Trump would appear.

Now we are watching a tarp covering a wall to see if Trump's name will appear.

Say what you will about him, the man knows how to play the media.

[Mysterian]

7. Awwwwww. Somebody had their wittle fee-fees hurt!

Poor wittle snowflake!

[oasis]

8. Stupid is as stupid does.

[twodogsbarking]

10. That's what mama would always say.

[rambler_american]

25. Mama also said

that living with trump as president is like a box of chocolate laxatives. You always know what you're gonna get.

[twodogsbarking]

29. Trump is more like prepping for a colonoscopy every night. Oh, mercy.

So nice of you to comment and hope you have a great day.

[twodogsbarking]

9. You can't Outasshole Trump. He is the Assholyness.

[3825-87867]

11. Waaahhhh, Waaahhh!

[jmowreader]

13. There are three possible explanations for this

Least likely:
The Idiot Son of an Asshole told the removal crew before they got it all off that he's written an Executive Order directing his name remain in place, and they're standing by wondering if they have to take the rest of it down or put it back up.

Possibly more likely:
They're trying to protect Trump's delicate feelings by not letting him see his name is gone.

Almost certain:
His name is down. The process of drilling into the marble to install Trump's name, and the prying necessary to remove it, has damaged the building's fascia to the point millions of dollars are going to have to be spent repairing it.

[pat_k]

15. Since when has work on a building been treated as a state secret?

Take the damn tarp down and make the damn repairs already!! Do it in view of the public like any other normal building maintenance.

I think what's going on is that the felon's sycophants on the board have ordered the repairs to the building to be "deferred" indefinitely because the troll is a lunatic that believes he will prevail and his name will go back up, so why fix it?

[generalbetrayus]

16. That was my first thought when the order to remove

his name came down - what are they going to do about the holes left behind?

[hamsterjill]

20. I don't think we need to wonder. I think we know.

Trump has told them not to take the tarp down because he's throwing a fucking tantrum about his name being removed. Pretty simple explanation.

How do I know that? Because I've been watching this asshole's reactions for the last ten years and that scenarios is the most likely fit.

[GenThePerservering]

24. A combo of 2 and 3

This is the Steisand of McCain ships

[rambler_american]

26. After which

it's gonna turn green.

[Marcuse]

14. How can such a small (minded) man be the world's biggest snowflake?

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[efhmc]

17. "Small?" Please do not let that 300 lbs of lard even step on this 110 lb old ladies' toes. They would be toast.

[F-18_AMO]

18. Remove The Tarp

But first, release the Epstein files.

[LilElf70]

19. Distraction after disctraction, after disctraction.......

The level of childishness is unbelievable. And the stupidity behind it? The whole thing is nothing more than a distraction from Epstein. He just wants to see how far he can take it.

Personally, this does not affect me in any way. So it's off my radar for now.

Once an adult, Twice a child. So be it.

[hamsterjill]

21. If the tarp is still there, then the scaffolding is still holding the tarp up, right?

Someone should climb up there and take it down. In the same way that the Trump Administration operates, that being that "forgiveness is easier to get than permission".

[FakeNoose]

22. Send in the drones to take photos ... we need to know that his name is really GONE!

[dickthegrouch]

23. Thankfully none of the anagrams are flattering

Lord Dampnut
Dump Torn Lad
Dump Lord Tan
Punt Lord Mad

Are my favorites.

[Traildogbob]

27. Take the

Tarp off the Epstein files.
If he rapes a 13 year old behind a tarp, does it really count?

[Beartracks]

28. Have they ever in the past needed tarps when addressing maintenance needs?

[twodogsbarking]

30. As Adam once said to Eve, you can't make this shit up. Adam and Eve spoke English, right?

[Blue Owl]

31. Is the PEDOPHILE hiding behind his pathetic little tarp????

RIP IT DOWN MOTHERFUCKERS.

[dave99]

32. just need 10 bikers or 10 sailors or 10 oil workers or ...

[truthisfreedom]

33. The simple explanation

Trump signed an executive order saying that he’s putting his name back up. The Kennedy Center doesn’t want to spend the money to patch the holes if they’re gonna have to put the letters back up where they were before. They also don’t want to have to explain why the holes are not being patched.

[Blumancru]

34. Soon he will use tarps to cover

The Epstein Files
The Reflecting Pool
The Strait of Hormuz
The (former) East Wing
His bald noggin
His moobs
Brainworm
Kegsbreath
Anything else that embarrasses him

[LetMyPeopleVote]

35. Judge asks the Kennedy Center to explain tarps covering the building

U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper also pressed the center to answer the core question about its future: Will it stay open during two years of renovations?

Judge asks the Kennedy Center to explain tarps covering the building
U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper also pressed the center to answer the core question about its future: Will it stay open during two years of renovations?
www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...

— Jan McVicker (@jmcvicker.bsky.social) 2026-06-24T16:51:58.327Z

https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/06/24/judge-asks-kennedy-center-explain-tarps-covering-building

Pilgrims have journeyed to the Kennedy Center over the past week and a half hoping to see proof that President Donald Trump’s name is gone from the building’s exterior. They’ve all left frustrated, many with the same question: Why is the tarp-covered scaffolding still up, 11 days after crews used it to take Trump’s name down?

Now a federal judge is asking the same thing — and has directed the Kennedy Center to give an answer.

U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper on Wednesday ordered the center’s board of trustees to file updates about the tarp-covered scaffolding and the center’s plans for maintaining operations and arts programming after July 5, the date it had intended to close for two years of renovations.

On May 29, Cooper ruled that the Trump-aligned trustees had illegally voted to rename the center, which Congress had exclusively named after the assassinated President John F. Kennedy, and ordered Trump’s name be erased from official materials within two weeks. On June 12, a 14-member crew erected scaffolding to comply with the deadline. The workers missed it, taking down the letters around 3 a.m. on June 13, and the center’s lawyers confirmed in a court filing later that morning that the work was done.

But the center left the scaffolding and tarps in place. Barricades staffed by security guards have kept people from approaching and blocked any view of the exterior.

In a statement last week, Kennedy Center spokeswoman Roma Daravi said the tarps and scaffolding “will remain up as crews address maintenance needs of the marble and soffit panels.”

On Monday, The Washington Post obtained photos showing the first public look at the facade since the name came down.

This judge is not happy

[Retrograde]

36. It's the sign of an immature child

Like when your parents tell you to stop hitting your brother, and you start punching him instead. Donnie obeyed the letter of the law (maybe) - his minions took his name off the building, but letting anyone see it that way is for him a bigger defeat. Or he hides the building because he can't face the truth - or let anyone be reminded that he lost this skirmish.