Washington DC - Members of Donald Trump's revamped Kennedy Center board said a tarp-covered scaffolding in front of the building will remain after a judge ordered them to remove the president's name from the building.
According to The Washington Post, leaders at the center claimed in a court filing on Tuesday that they have kept the tarp up for the past two months as workers conduct water testing and make structural repairs to the front portico's roof overhang.
As they did not indicate when they plan to remove it, and the scaffolding has gone unused since it was erected, the tarp seems like it will remain up for the foreseeable future.
Earlier this year, Trump slapped his name on the building as part of his efforts to leave his mark on just about everything he can, including monuments, passports, meme coins, and airports.
Ohio Congresswoman and former member of the board Joyce Beatty later sued to have Trump's name removed. As the president did not get the required Congressional approval, a judge deemed the move illegal and ordered his name to be removed.
In spite of the ruling, the board voted again last week to reinstate Trump's name.
In response to the board's excuse for the tarp on Tuesday, Beatty's attorneys accused them of trying to erase former President John F. Kennedy Jr.'s name from the "living memorial."
"[President Kennedy's] name should once again be visible on the facade and Defendants' childish refusal to accept this Court's ruling to that effect should end now."