Overview
- Beatty, an ex officio trustee, filed the case in D.C. federal court late Monday, naming President Trump and his appointees as defendants.
- The complaint argues only an act of Congress can change the center’s statutory name and asks the court to void the vote and order removal of all physical and digital rebranding.
- The filing describes the approving meeting as a sham held at a Trump supporter’s home and says Beatty was muted when she tried to object, disputing White House claims of a unanimous vote.
- The center has already added Trump’s name to exterior signage and updated its website and social accounts, posting photos and a statement celebrating the new designation.
- The lawsuit follows Trump’s overhaul of the board earlier this year, his election as chair by his appointees, and growing backlash from Democrats and Kennedy family members including Kerry Kennedy.