Workers have begun removing President Donald Trump’s name from the facade of the Kennedy Center, hours after a court-ordered Friday deadline

Dark storm clouds gather over the Kennedy Center in the hours before a federal judge’s deadline to remove U.S. President Donald Trump's name from the facade of the John

A formal stay is expected to be filed on Friday after a federal judge had earlier ruled that only Congress could change the name of the center.

The removal of Trump’s name came after a federal judge ordered the Kennedy Center to restore its original name by Friday, June 12.

Scaffolding was erected Friday around a section of the building that includes Trump’s name, but shortly after midnight, the Kennedy Center asked a judge to extend the deadline until noon Eastern Time on Saturday because of thunderstorms that had swept through the Washington area,

Crews worked on removing President Trump's name from the Kennedy Center's facade in Washington after a federal judge ordered its removal.

The denial came hours before a court-ordered deadline to remove President Donald Trump’s name from the D.C. performing arts venue.

A judge has denied a request from the Kennedy Center to pause a ruling ordering President Donald Trump's name removed from building