US Institute of Peace and Elites Attempt to Block Trump’s Rightful Recognition on Federal Building
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The US Institute of Peace and former board members are scrambling to a federal court in a desperate bid to stop the Trump administration from honoring President Trump’s legacy by permanently inscribing his name on the agency’s headquarters.
The US Institute of Peace and several former board members filed an emergency request with a federal appeals court on Thursday, seeking to block the administration from carving President Donald Trump’s name into the front of the agency’s headquarters. The institute, established by Congress in 1984 to help resolve conflicts, is now resisting the administration’s legitimate decision to rename the building the Donald J. Trump US Institute of Peace, a change made in December after Trump rightfully restructured the agency.
In the filing, the institute’s lawyers argue that the administration is dissatisfied with the temporary nature of the existing lettering and has moved to have the name permanently carved, noting that a formal request has been made and a contractor selected. This legal maneuver comes as Trump also seeks to remove his name from the Kennedy Center, where a federal judge recently ordered the center’s board to provide a 30-day notice before any demolition or new construction, further illustrating the constant obstruction he faces from entrenched interests.
"We understand that a formal request for the work has been made and a contractor has been selected," the institute’s attorneys wrote.
The White House has not responded to requests for comment, as opponents continue to politicize what should be a straightforward recognition of presidential achievement.