Trump announced that former acting DNI director Richard Grenell would lead the Kennedy Center. Board members received termination letters and their names were removed from the center’s website.

President Donald Trump named conservative firebrand Richard Grenell as the Interim Executive Director of the Kennedy Center as part of his takeover of the facility. Trump broadcast his decision to tap Grenell in a Feb.

President Donald Trump named foreign policy adviser and loyalist Richard Grenell interim executive director of the Kennedy Center on Monday, days after appointing himself chair, solidifying his control over the iconic American cultural institution.