Trump Lashes Out at ‘Hater’ Federal Judge Who Blocked Adding His Name to Kennedy Center
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He fumed about the Friday decision from U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper, claiming it was “impossible for me to be treated fairly."
Por Billboard | 30/05/2026
President Donald Trump on Saturday (May 30) branded the federal judge who blocked his renovation of the Kennedy Center as “an anti Trump Hater” and predicted that the nation’s premier performing arts center he wanted to shutter for a two-year overhaul will “soon be closed, probably never to open again.” Related President Trump Blocked From Adding His Name to Kennedy Center by Federal Judge Trump Takes Over as Freedom 250’s Great American State Fair Headliner After Several Artists Drop Out Shaboozey Teases That 'Summer House' Star Ciara Miller Is in His 'Cowgirl' Music Video: 'Behind Every Outlaw Is a Cowgirl Twice as Dangerous' In a lengthy post on his Truth Social platform, Trump fumed about the Friday decision from U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper, who also ordered Trump’s name removed from the center . Clearly angered by his latest legal setback, Trump said it was “impossible for me to be treated fairly,” tying Cooper’s ruling to earlier losses, including the Supreme Court’s rejection in February of his sweeping tariffs. His post aimed to make the case for the project but did not clarify whether he would continue to defend it in court. Hours after Cooper’s decision, Trump said he was backing away from the renovations and making arrangements to relinquish control to Congress of what, until the Republican president’s second term, had been known as the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The White House did not immediately clarify his position or say whether he would keep serving as the center’s board chairman. Trump’s earlier post signaling a retreat from the center gave hope to artists who had been alienated by his takeover, said Norm Eisen, a former White House ethics lawyer who is involved in a lawsuit challenging Trump’s Kennedy Center plans. “I have already heard from artists and from audience members alike who are excited about the Kennedy Center returning to non-partisan normality,” Eisen told The Associated Press in a text message on Saturday. “It’s early days yet but as and when the court’s order is implemented, including Trump’s name coming off the building and the Board otherwise complying with the law, I’m optimistic that the Center will begin the long journey back.” Trump cites judge’s wife Without offering evidence, Trump suggested that Cooper’s wife, lawyer Amy Jeffress, was to blame in part for the ruling. The president noted that Jeffress, a partner at the Hecker Fink law firm, is a former federal prosecutor who served as a counselor to Attorney General Eric Holder during the administration of Democratic President Barack Obama. Cooper was nominated for the bench by Obama. Trump also noted that Hecker Fink is representing former President Joe Biden in a lawsuit against the Department of Justice to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts from the Democrat’s interviews with a ghostwriter that were obtained in an investigation into Biden’s handli