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.
A new board of Trump allies makes him chairman of the Kennedy Center and fires the arts organization's longtime leader, Deborah Rutter.
The president announced last week major overhauls that included naming himself the new chairman of the cultural center.
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was "unanimously" elected as chairman of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
President Trump makes alarming changes at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; meanwhile, Frieze Los Angeles, the LA Art Show and the visual arts take the spotlight in L.A this week.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts board of trustees elected President Donald Trump as its new chair Feb. 12 after Trump dismissed more than half of the board and appointed a new interim executive director Feb.
The president solidified his grip on the performing arts complex as the center’s longtime president, Deborah F. Rutter, was fired.
Rubenstein posted on social media Thursday after the center’s longtime president, Deborah F. Rutter, was fired from her position.