More than 50,000 people tuned in live on YouTube Friday to watch workers remove President Trump's name from the Kennedy Center's facade, after a federal judge rejected a last-minute appeal by the Trump-loyalist board and the Justice Department to halt the removal.

Workers have begun removing US President Donald Trump's name from the front of the Kennedy Center in Washington, a day after the court deadline for its removal.

The tarp covering the performing arts venue is still up.