India, June 13 -- President Donald Trump's name was set to be removed from the Kennedy Center but a 12-hour delay has been sought by the administration. Kyle Cheney, a senior POLITICO reporter, shared the document seeking a delay.

He noted that a crowd including lawmaker Joyce Beatty had been outside the Kennedy Center for most of the evening.

The Kennedy Center was asked to remove Trump's name from the facade of the performing arts venue after a judge had rejected the request to pause the court-ordered deadline on Friday to remove all references to Trump on the building as well as other aspects of the Kennedy Center's operations.

The document shared by the POLITICO reporter noted "Defendants respectfully request a brief extension of t...