Kennedy cousins Maria Shriver and Kerry Kennedy have each weighed in on the great news.
A Federal judge in Washington DC has prevented Donald Trump from removing President John F. Kennedy’s name from the Kennedy Center or adding his own.
The judge has also nixed Trump’s plans to shut the Kennedy Center down.
Today was Kennedy’s birthday, which makes it even sweeter.
Perhaps I won’t need that pickaxe after all. Thank you, Congresswoman @RepBeatty, for your courage and dedication to ensuring proper procedures are followed.
What a great way to celebrate you on your birthday, Uncle Jack! https://t.co/pqVbbEmsyO
— Kerry Kennedy (@KerryKennedyRFK) May 29, 2026
An appropriate birthday present on my uncle's birthday today. A federal judge ruled that President Trump and the Kennedy Center Board acted unlawfully in renaming the Kennedy Center. The judge held that only Congress can change the Center's name and blocked the planned two-year… https://t.co/1FpFsj7qhd
— Maria Shriver (@mariashriver) May 29, 2026
