美国联邦法官克里斯托弗·库珀在听证会上对肯尼迪中心急于在9月8日前将唐纳德·特朗普的名字刻上建筑外墙的时间表提出质疑 1。此前，库珀法官曾于5月裁定将特朗普名字加入该建筑属于违法行为，并下令将其移除 1。在听证会上，法官不仅对这一紧迫时间表的合理性表示怀疑，还对法院在此事上的管辖权提出了疑问 1。
本月早些时候，与特朗普立场一致的肯尼迪中心董事会投票决定，在建筑外墙上刻上“由唐纳德·特朗普总统修复与翻新的约翰·F·肯尼迪表演艺术中心”的铭文 1。此外，如果“特朗普肯尼迪中心基金”筹集到1亿美元，还将增加“由特朗普肯尼迪中心基金捐资”的字样，且中心前广场也将以特朗普的名字命名 1。对此，特朗普政府的律师辩称，此举是对特朗普翻修贡献的认可，而非对建筑进行更名 1。政府律师还暗示，如果无法获得翻修资金，该建筑可能面临被拆除的风险 1。不过，出席听证会的商务部长霍华德·卢特尼克对这种拆除的可能性进行了淡化处理 1。
A federal judge, Christopher Cooper, has questioned why the Kennedy Center is rushing to engrave Donald Trump's name on the building's exterior by September 8 during a hearing in Washington 1. This development follows a ruling by Judge Cooper in May, which determined that adding Trump's name to the building was illegal and ordered its removal 1. Despite the previous court order, a Trump-aligned board voted earlier this month to engrave "The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Restored and Renovated By President Donald J. Trump" on the building's exterior 1. Additionally, the Kennedy Center's front plaza will be named after Trump 1. If the Trump Kennedy Center Fund reaches $100 million, an additional inscription reading "Endowed by the Trump Kennedy Center Fund" will also be added 1.
During the hearing, lawyers for the Trump administration argued that the engraving is a recognition of his contributions to the renovations rather than a renaming of the facility 1. However, Judge Cooper expressed doubts regarding both the reasonableness of the timeline and the court's own jurisdiction over the matter 1. The government lawyers further suggested that the building might face demolition if renovation funding cannot be secured 1. Nevertheless, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who attended the hearing, downplayed the possibility of the building being demolished 1.
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