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Trump renaming fiasco fuels jokes as Maher takes Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain prize

The Guardian UK Monday 29 June 2026, 09:09 UTC By David Smith in Washington DC 1 min read
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Punchlines on president’s thwarted bid to have building named after him come thick and fast at Washington DC galaOutside the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, a giant tarpaulin remained in place to conceal Donald Trump’s humiliation. Guests entering the national arts complex on Sunday night could not see the section of its marble facade where Trump’s name was recently erased to comply with a court order.

Punchlines on president’s thwarted bid to have building named after him come thick and fast at Washington DC gala

Outside the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, a giant tarpaulin remained in place to conceal Donald Trump’s humiliation.

Guests entering the national arts complex on Sunday night could not see the section of its marble facade where Trump’s name was recently erased to comply with a court order.

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