Update: As of Saturday morning, June 13, the camera on the Watergate balcony was not operating. You can find a live stream—though cannot see the workers behind the tarp—here.)
A live camera mounted on a balcony in the Watergate complex could help answer a burning question for many Washingtonians: When will President Trump’s name come off of the Kennedy Center?
The camera is the work of the group Hands off the Arts, which has organized protests and vigils outside the center every week this spring. It’s mounted on the balcony of a resident of the Watergate, says the group’s Chris Raleigh.
“We wanted to make sure that the President complied with the court’s order,” Raleigh says, and “also wanted them to not totally get away with doing it in the middle of the night.” The DC area has been “kicked in the teeth, and this was President Trump trying to project his power over us,” he says. ” I think it’s equally powerful for the city and the people to see it come down.” A celebration will ensue when Trump’s name gets chiseled off, Raleigh says.
