Trump’s name is poised to be removed from the Kennedy Center

Workers construct scaffolding below the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts sign on Friday in Washington. Rahmat Gul/AP

Rahmat Gul/AP

WASHINGTON — The Kennedy Center was running out of options Friday evening to keep President Trump’s name on the facade of the iconic performing arts venue.

A judge earlier in the afternoon rejected a request to pause a court-ordered deadline of Friday to remove references to Trump from the building and other aspects