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Performing arts venue takes down references to a ‘Trump Kennedy Center’ in compliance with judge’s ruling

The Kennedy Center has removed Trump’s name from its website after a US district judge’s order last month to remove the US president’s name from the performing arts venue.

The removal of Trump’s name from the website on Monday came just days before a deadline instructed by the center’s general counsel to remove all references to the president by 12 June.

In a memo reported by the Washington Post last Thursday, the center’s general counsel referred to US district judge Christopher Cooper’s order to take down all references to a “Trump Kennedy Center”, telling employees: “To comply with this order, you must immediately change email signatures, letterheads, and other documents to reflect the name such as ‘The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts,’ or ‘Kennedy Center’.

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[-] A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 16 points 1 hour ago

Yes! ✊

Small wins, folks, small wins.

[-] OwOarchist@pawb.social 3 points 23 minutes ago

Small, symbolic victories. Huge, practical defeats. It's what the """"left"""" has been accomplishing in the US for decades now.

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