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9. Kennedy Center photos leak that Trump 'does not want anyone to see': report
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 08:27 PM
Jun 22

trump is going to unhappy

Photographs smuggled out from behind tarp-covered scaffolding at the Kennedy Center reveal what President Donald Trump has spent nine days trying to hide.

Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-06-22T22:56:01Z

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-kennedy-center-2677078037

Photographs smuggled out from behind tarp-covered scaffolding at the Kennedy Center reveal what President Donald Trump has spent nine days trying to hide.

His name is gone.

The images, first obtained by activist group Hands Off the Arts and independently verified by The Washington Post, show two rows of blank square panels on the performing arts venue's marble facade, where Trump's name had been affixed since December.

"This is the picture the Trump administration does not want anyone to see, so it’s all the more important … that people have an opportunity to witness when they’re winning," said Mallory Miller, co-founder of Hands Off the Arts.

The name came down in the early morning hours of June 14. A 14-member crew completed the court-ordered removal around 3 a.m., hours past the judicial deadline. Rather than pull back the scaffolding and let the public see the results, the Kennedy Center left tarps and barricades up, with security guards blocking any view of the facade. A spokeswoman said the scaffolding "will remain up as crews address maintenance needs of the marble and soffit panels."

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This is childish.................. Lovie777 Jun 22 #1
In three short words, you've described this clown show perfectly. paleotn Jun 22 #11
Doesn't look like there's much if any significant damage to the wall - so there's no excuse at all Ocelot II Jun 22 #2
So where is President Kennedy's name? niyad Jun 22 #3
Yes, that should be the question here doubleplusgood Jun 22 #8
It's there canetoad Jun 22 #15
Thank you bcbink Jun 23 #17
I see something there, but no actual way of knowing what we are seeing. niyad Thursday #21
This story makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote Jun 22 #4
Maybe its a matter of perspective, but something looks off in the Post photos. onenote Jun 22 #5
Inconclusive. Drum Jun 22 #6
We're not actually seeing canetoad Jun 22 #7
Kennedy Center photos leak that Trump 'does not want anyone to see': report LetMyPeopleVote Jun 22 #9
PEDO not happy is good for the Planet 🌎 Cha Jun 22 #10
I don't care if he's not happy! calimary Jun 22 #16
The post has their own tarp up lame54 Jun 22 #12
His name is off the wall. How long to remove the Trump stench? n/t SpankMe Jun 22 #13
The old one was OK usonian Jun 22 #14
Judge asks the Kennedy Center to explain tarps covering the building LetMyPeopleVote Jun 24 #18
It looks like the entire thing is gone. Where is John F. Kennedy's name? tblue37 Thursday #19
Under the scaffolding -- you can just see it obamanut2012 Thursday #20
And yet the tarp is still up to protect the feelings of the tiny-handed, tangerine man-baby nt Rob H. Thursday #22
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