Democratic lawmaker sues Trump over Kennedy Center’s name change

Joyce Beatty seeks to remove the president's name from the newly minted Trump-Kennedy Center'

Democratic US representative Joyce Beatty of Ohio sued Donald Trump on Monday to seek the removal of his name from the John F Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington DC.

The lawsuit from Beatty, an ex-officio trustee on the board, argued that the vote to rename the Kennedy Center is a flagrant violation" of law as congressional approval is required for such an action.