Donald Trump's legal team cited severe thunderstorms as the reason for missing a court-ordered deadline to remove his name from the Kennedy Center. The team filed an emergency request seeking more time after workers failed to complete the removal process by June 12.
According to court filings, the storms in the Washington, DC, area created safety risks for workers carrying out the overnight operation. The work was delayed earlier on June 12, and the team claimed it would resume during the early hours of June 13.
US District Judge Christopher Cooper later approved the extension request. The delayed removal follows a court decision ordering Trump's name to be stripped from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after the judge found the president's unilateral renaming effort violated federal law.
Critics questioned the weather explanation, noting that nearby outdoor preparations for Trump's planned UFC-themed White House event did not appear to be similarly disrupted by weather.
