The Kennedy Center installed President Trump’s name on the facade of the arts center, which had been designated as a living memorial to President John F. Kennedy.

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Workers hauled up large letters spelling out Mr. Trump’s full name to add to the white marble face of the building on Friday morning.

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The board for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced that it would now be named the Trump-Kennedy Center, although a formal change may have to be approved by Congress.

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