'A Literal Coverup': What Is the Kennedy Center Hiding Behind Those Tarps?

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/us/politics/kennedy-center-trump.html

‘A Literal Coverup’: What Is the Kennedy Center Hiding Behind Those Tarps?
The arts center says it pulled President Trump’s name from the building front. But the result remains hidden by tarps, prompting questions and speculation.
By Elizabeth Williamson
June 19, 2026

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Peering behind the tarps is impossible because they now lie tight against the building’s front.

So when will the tarps come down?

A Kennedy Center spokeswoman, Roma Daravi, emailed a terse response:

“The scaffolding and tarp will remain up as crews address maintenance needs of the marble and soffit panels. Best, Public Relations.”

“Donald Trump is embarrassed,” Representative Joyce Beatty, an Ohio Democrat, said in a statement. An ex officio Kennedy Center board member, Ms. Beatty had sued to block the president’s takeover of the center, including the name change. “He lost in court, his name came down, and now he is trying to hide the result from the public.”

“A literal coverup, to add to all the others,” Representative Jamie Raskin, Democrat of Maryland, wrote on social media.

“How vain can one man be? It’s petty. It’s absurd,” Representative Mike Levin, Democrat of California, chimed in on social media, calling the edit of Mr. Trump’s name “a huge win.”

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