Trump Faces New Kennedy Center Humiliation With $17M Lawsuit

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Donald Trump’s bruising battle over the Kennedy Center just got worse, with the institution being hit with a new multi-million-dollar lawsuit.

Days after a federal judge ordered Trump’s name stripped from the nation’s premier performing arts institution, the Washington National Opera is demanding more than $17 million that the organization says it is owed.

A person walks under the sign for The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts on June 5, 2026 in Washington, DC after lawyers the day before sent a memo directing staff to remove Donald Trump's name from the building and material by June 12. / Kevin Dietsch / Kevin Dietsch/Getty Imageshttps://thedailybeast-thedailybeast-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/72EUG57RVVCGFN4G2FHUWRGZHA.jpg?auth=7b72527b3896b0ae2be49fddcb24f3a607b42c7558a70d9e064129674f62eb90&smart=true&width=6000&height=4000" width="6000" />

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