US Institute of Peace asks court to block Trump from carving his name into the building

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Another DC institution is fighting to stop President Donald Trump from permanently planting his name on the front of their building.

The US Institute of Peace on Thursday asked a federal appeals court for emergency relief to prevent the administration from carving Trump’s name into the facade of its headquarters which was renamed for him last year.

Trump had his name bolted to the building last December — calling it the Donald J. Trump US Institute of Peace — after he dismantled the independent agency which works to resolve conflict and was created by Congress in 1984.

Lawyers for the agency said in the filing that the administration is “unsatisfied with the relative impermanence of external lettering” and now appears to have “taken steps to prepare to carve” Trump’s name onto the front of the building. The lawyers said they “understand that a formal request for the work has been made and a contractor has been selected.”

CNN has reached out to the White House for comment.

The agency’s request comes as Trump fights to put his name on another iconic building in DC, the Kennedy Center — an example the agency’s lawyers cite in their court filing.

A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Kennedy Center’s board, which Trump filled with his allies, to give 30-days notice before any demolition or new construction at the center is planned.

Trump was pictured Wednesday night reviewing a poster that appears to read, “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED.” The president had warned earlier in the day that the center would “end up being ripped down” without his intervention and fundraising, claiming it is in “very dangerous shape.”

In his second term, Trump has placed a particular emphasis on inscribing his name on federal buildings and renovating landmarks to his liking, which has drawn intense public backlash and numerous lawsuits.

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华盛顿特区的另一家机构正在努力阻止唐纳德·特朗普总统将他的名字永久地刻在他们的大楼正面。

美国和平研究所周四向联邦上诉法院申请紧急救济，以阻止特朗普政府在其总部大楼的外墙上刻上特朗普的名字。该总部大楼去年以特朗普的名字重新命名。

去年 12 月，特朗普解散了致力于解决冲突的独立机构——该机构由国会于 1984 年创立——之后，他将自己的名字用螺栓固定在了这座建筑上，并将其命名为“唐纳德·J·特朗普美国和平研究所”。

该机构的律师在文件中表示，特朗普政府“对外部标识的相对不持久性感到不满”，现在似乎已经“采取措施准备将”特朗普的名字刻在大楼正面。律师们表示，他们“了解到已经正式提出这项工程的请求，并且已经选定了承包商”。

CNN已联系白宫寻求置评。

该机构提出请求之际，特朗普正努力将自己的名字加在华盛顿特区的另一座标志性建筑——肯尼迪中心上——该机构的律师在法庭文件中引用了这一例子。

周四，一名联邦法官下令肯尼迪中心董事会（该董事会由特朗普的盟友组成）在计划对该中心进行任何拆除或新建工程之前​​，必须提前 30 天发出通知。

周三晚间，特朗普被拍到正在查看一张海报，海报上似乎写着“肯尼迪中心已被拆除”。当天早些时候，总统曾警告说，如果没有他的干预和筹款，该中心“最终将被拆除”，并声称该中心“状况非常危险”。

在第二个任期内，特朗普特别注重在联邦建筑上刻上自己的名字，并按照自己的喜好翻新地标建筑，这引起了公众的强烈反对和无数诉讼。