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The process to remove the name was completed in June.

The move challenges a federal judge's ruling from May which stated that only Congress has the authority to change the name of the performing arts venue and that Trump's name must be removed.

The Kennedy Center board voted to again add President Trump's name to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Senator Blumenthal explained that he believes it is important to ask the question "Who won the 2020 election?" to Trump's nominees and argued that those unwilling to answer the question should be disqualified from their nominated roles.

Senator Richard Blumenthal stated that nominees who are unwilling to answer the question "Who won the 2020 election?" should be disqualified from the roles they have been nominated to.

The key difference is that while historical crackdowns involved congressional action, Trump is implementing his crackdown without the involvement of Congress.

Historians observe that Trump's immigration crackdown echoes the 1920s era when U.S. leaders limited immigration during periods of economic and social turmoil.