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Trump\u2019s significant contributions and dedication to America\u2019s premier cultural center,\u201d Roma Daravi, the vice president of public relations at the center, told NOTUS in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The center\u2019s board, which Trump stacked with allies after installing himself as president, voted on Thursday to establish the fund, a development that was first reported by <span><u>CBS News<\/u><\/span> on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Construction workers ripped Trump\u2019s name from the front of the building over the weekend after a judge <span><u>denied<\/u><\/span> a last-minute effort by the president\u2019s allies to keep his name on the building\u2019s marquee. Large crowds gathered outside the center over the weekend chanting \u201cTake it down\u201d as construction workers readied to remove the letters.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=448\">How Bud Light Won Back MAGA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The center\u2019s name has, however, remained <span><u>covered by a tarp<\/u><\/span> since Trump\u2019s name was removed.<\/p>\n<p>Daravi told NOTUS that despite the covering, the performing arts center remains \u201cfully compliant with the court\u2019s directive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), an ex officio member of the center\u2019s board of trustees who filed the initial lawsuit against the name change, celebrated the judge\u2019s decision by posting a video of herself <span><u>mimicking<\/u><\/span> Trump\u2019s signature dance move in the distinctive red hallways of the Kennedy Center with the caption, \u201cPOV: When you protect the Kennedy Center.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beatty did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the center\u2019s new endowment under Trump\u2019s name.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=446\">UFC\u2019s Dana White Denounces Fighter\u2019s Comments About Michelle Obama<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The center\u2019s board voted on Thursday to create the fund, just hours before construction workers stripped his name from the building.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-donald-trump"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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