A judge ​on Friday ordered ‌the removal of President Donald Trump’s ​name from ​the Kennedy Center for ⁠the Performing ​Arts, ruling that ​the iconic Washington venue cannot be renamed without ​an act ​of Congress.

U.S. District Judge ‌Christopher ⁠Cooper in Washington directed the Trump administration to ​take down ​all ⁠physical signage bearing Trump’s ​name and ​to ⁠eliminate any references to a “Trump Kennedy ⁠Center” ​from ​official materials within 14 days.

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    The president doesn’t really have this much power. It’s just that we have a complacent Congress, that isn’t enforcing existing law. It also doesn’t help that we have a majority on the Supreme Court that have decided to give Trump just about anything he asks for.