Maria Shriver is celebrating what she calls “a great birthday gift” to her late uncle, President John F. Kennedy.
On Friday (May 29), which would have marked JFK‘s 109th birthday, Maria reacted to a federal court ruling involving the Kennedy Center and President Donald Trump.
U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled that Trump‘s name has to be removed from the Kennedy Center and halted the planned renovation plans that would have closed it down for two years.
Maria, who is the daughter of JFK‘s younger sister, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, shared her thoughts in a post on X following the decision.
“An appropriate birthday present on my uncle’s birthday today,” she wrote.
“A federal judge ruled that President Trump and the Kennedy Center Board acted unlawfully in renaming the Kennedy Center. The judge held that only Congress can change the Center’s name and blocked the planned two-year closure. I know they’ll probably appeal and the story isn’t over, but for today let’s celebrate a great birthday gift.”
Cooper, a judge who was appointed by former President Barack Obama, issued a 94-page ruling finding actions taken by the Kennedy Center’s board of trustees violated the law governing the institution. The ruling reportedly ordered Trump‘s name to be removed within 14 days and blocked renovation plans that would have resulted in a two-year closure.
You can read the full decision here.
Many artists have also pulled out of Trump‘s “Freedom 250” concert.
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