Kennedy Center to establish new endowment in Trump's name
The establishment of the fund comes less than two weeks after a judge ruled the Kennedy Center's board acted unlawfully in adding the president's name to the performing arts center.
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Politics Kennedy Center to establish new endowment in Trump's name after court forces name change By Emma Nicholson June 14, 2026 / 8:05 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google The Kennedy Center is establishing a new endowment in President Trump's name to support previously existing private endowments and its $257 million in federal funding. The fund was created at a Thursday meeting of the performing arts center's board of trustees, with the members voting unanimously to acknowledge the president's contributions to the center by all legal means. The Kennedy Center's board is chaired by Mr. Trump and largely made up of his allies.The Kennedy Center this weekend removed Mr. Trump's name from the building to comply with a ruling by a D.C.
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