On Friday, as time ran out on a court order requiring Trump’s name to be removed from the Kennedy Center, the administration appealed to the court that ordered Trump’s name removed from the Kennedy Center. building for a stay, but the judge refused the suspension, writing:
Specifically, for the detailed reasons set forth in the Court’s decision, Defendants have not “convincingly shown that [they] Holder, 556 US 418, 426 (2009) (citing Hilton v. Braunskill, 481 US 770, 776 (1987)). Defendants have also failed to demonstrate that they “would be irreparably harmed in the absence of a stay,” id. (citing Hilton, 481 US, p. 776), given the two de minimis resources. this would be necessary to restore the Center’s current name in the event of a successful appeal and the absence of documentary evidence linking increased donations to the current name.
Hundreds of thousands of Americans watched broadcasts online late into the night as crews covered the markings on the building with tarps and began their work. At one point, work was halted due to what the administration told the court was a risk of thunderstorms.
On Saturday, a Kennedy Center official told the court that Trump’s name was missing.