Scaffolding and a large protective tarp is covering part of the facade of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, on August 13, 2026. The Kennedy Center's board of directors, controlled by associates of Donald Trump, has voted to have the name of the American president restored on the facade of the prestigious Washington performing arts venue, US media reported on August 13. After installing his allies at the head of the institution's board of directors, the Republican president had added his own name to that of his distant Democratic predecessor to rename it the "Trump Kennedy Center. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Scaffolding and a large protective tarp is covering part of the facade of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, on August 13, 2026. The Kennedy Center's board of directors, controlled by associates of Donald Trump, has voted to have the name of the American president restored on the facade of the prestigious Washington performing arts venue, US media reported on August 13. After installing his allies at the head of the institution's board of directors, the Republican president had added his own name to that of his distant Democratic predecessor to rename it the "Trump Kennedy Center. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

A person walks past scaffolding and a large protective tarp covering the facade of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, guarded by two security guards, in Washington, DC, on August 13, 2026. The Kennedy Center's board of directors, controlled by associates of Donald Trump, has voted to have the name of the American president restored on the facade of the prestigious Washington performing arts venue, US media reported on August 13. After installing his allies at the head of the institution's board of directors, the Republican president had added his own name to that of his distant Democratic predecessor to rename it the "Trump Kennedy Center. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) An image of US President Donald Trump with Russian President Vladimir Putin is displayed on a screen as White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 19, 2025. US President Donald Trump announced on August 12, 2026 in a Truth Social post that Leavitt would be leaving her position at the White House. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 9, 2025. US President Donald Trump announced on August 12, 2026 in a Truth Social post that Leavitt would be leaving her position at the White House. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt takes questions during the press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 1, 2025. US President Donald Trump announced on August 12, 2026 in a Truth Social post that Leavitt would be leaving her position at the White House. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks with the media outside West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 3, 2026. US President Donald Trump announced on August 12, 2026 in a Truth Social post that Leavitt would be leaving her position at the White House. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters alongside White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt before departing from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 11, 2026. Trump announced on August 12, 2026 in a Truth Social post that Leavitt would be leaving her position at the White House. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)