Trump's name must stay off Kennedy Center building, judge rules

Figure caption, Watch: President Trump's name added to facade of Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center board has voted to close the performing arts centre for two years, just as a US judge blocked it from adding President Donald Trump's name back to the building.

In May, the same judge ordered the removal of Trump's name and blocked its temporary closure for proposed renovations

The board, which is chaired by Trump and comprises his cabinet members and allies, approved a resolution in August that called for the inscription "Renovated and Restored by President Donald J. Trump" to be added to the venue.

Trump announced the addition of his name to the institution, among other rebranding measures across the nation's capital, last year.

Trump wrote on Truth Social that the board voted "almost unanimously" to close the storied venue "for safety reasons" and to begin the process of reconstruction.