India, May 30 -- US President Donald Trump said Friday he was stepping away from plans to renovate the Kennedy Centre after a federal judge blocked the proposed closure of the arts institution and ordered his name removed from the venue.

The ruling marked the latest legal setback for Trump's efforts to reshape prominent landmarks in Washington during his second term.

A federal judge in Washington, DC, ruled that the Kennedy Centre board acted beyond its authority when it voted in March to temporarily close the institution for large-scale renovations and rename it the "Trump Kennedy Centre."

Responding hours later on TruthSocial, Trump called the ruling "shocking" and said he no longer wished to remain involved with the project.

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