President Trump on Monday appointed Richard Grenell, his envoy for special missions, as the interim executive director of the Kennedy Center, just days after naming himself chairman of a newly formed board.
On Friday, Trump announced plans to replace multiple members of the Kennedy Center board, declaring that he would appoint a new board with himself as its leader. In response, the Kennedy Center emphasized its long-standing “collaborative relationship with every presidential administration.”
The most recent chairman of the Kennedy Center board of trustees is billionaire philanthropist David Rubenstein, co-founder of the Carlyle Group and a former policy adviser to President Carter. Trump announced he has appointed himself as chairman to replace Rubenstein.
