Trump, Kennedy Center

Trump says he will fire multiple Kennedy Center board members and name himself chair
President Trump announced plans Friday to fire board members for the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and install himself as its chairman. "At my direction, we are going to make the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., GREAT AGAIN," Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Trump says Ric Grenell will be Kennedy Center’s interim executive director
President Donald Trump said Monday he is naming Ric Grenell, a longtime confidant already serving in multiple administration positions, to lead the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on a temporary basis after declaring himself the institution’s chairman late last week.
Trump Names Loyalist Interim Leader of Kennedy Center as He Strengthens His Grip
The president also purged 18 board members appointed by former President Joseph R. Biden Jr., who were scrubbed from an official roster on the center’s website, along with the chairman, David M. Rubenstein.
Trump says he’s firing Kennedy Center board of trustees members and naming himself chairman
President Donald Trump says he's firing members of the board of trustees for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and naming himself chairman.
How Trump’s Kennedy Center takeover could change the arts
President Trump’s plans to police DEI language and control the Kennedy Center show an intent to use the government’s enormous coercive power over the cultural sector.
Trump Says He Will Dismiss Kennedy Center Board Members and Install Himself as Chair
The move by the president, whose authority to make the changes was not clear, is the latest attempt to bring a Washington institution under his control.
Trump names Grenell as interim Kennedy Center executive director
President Trump on Monday named Richard Grenell, his envoy for special missions, the interim executive director of the Kennedy Center days after he named himself chair of a new board. “I am
Donald Trump appoints Ric Grenell to Kennedy Center leadership post
Donald Trump has appointed a longtime ally to oversee daily operations at the Kennedy Center. The move comes after Trump purged the performing arts institution's board and named himself chairman.
Trump names his US envoy Grenell as Kennedy Center's interim executive director
President Donald Trump said on Monday that special U.S. envoy Richard Grenell will serve as the interim executive director of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington after announcing plans on Friday to shake up its board.
Trump names loyalist Ric Grenell interim boss of Kennedy Center
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.
Trump names ally to lead Kennedy Center, leaving its future uncertain
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.
MAGA Loyalist Finally Gets a Job—as Kennedy Center Director
President Donald Trump has called on loyalist Ric Grenell to lead the Kennedy Center days after firing its board and naming ...
Donald Trump Says He’s Naming Ric Grenell To Serve As Acting Executive Director Of The Kennedy Center — Update
Donald Trump's move to fire about half of the board of the Kennedy Center was reflected in the arts organization's roster.
Trump announces plans to gut the Kennedy Center board and appoint himself chairman
President Donald Trump announced an aggressive plan Friday evening to gut the existing board of trustees at the Kennedy ...