The Kennedy Center has complied with a federal court order to remove President Donald Trump’s name from the institution’s facade. Matt Floca, the venue’s executive director and chief operating officer, stated in a filing that the board of trustees and the center removed all physical signage on the building and grounds that purports to rename the center after the president. While a tarp hung over scaffolding made it difficult for onlookers to see the progress, a reporter was able to see through a small opening that the letters for Trump’s name were no longer affixed to the building. The removal follows a court order that the Kennedy Center’s leadership unsuccessfully attempted to delay. Two courts rejected the institution’s last-minute request to retain the name pending an appeal. The center had sought an extension due to severe thunderstorms on Friday evening before meeting a noon Saturday deadline. In its appeal, the Kennedy Center argued that the court was interfering with necessary repairs for “potentially life threatening structural damage,” including rusted beams and parking garage ceilings. The institution also suggested that the name could return if they win the appeal, arguing they would otherwise be forced to “squander time and money” by removing and then potentially re-installing the signage. The center has also removed Trump’s name from its official website. Representative Joyce Beatty, an ex officio board member who sued to remove the references, described the outcome as a victory for the rule of law. Conversely, President Trump has expressed anger over the order, stating he would turn the center over to Congress and suggesting it might shutter due to public safety concerns. The removal concludes a period during Trump’s second term in which he replaced the institution’s leadership with a board that named him chairman and added his name to the building.