US EditionTrump ally Ric Grenell stepping down as Kennedy Center president, sources say
Ric Grenell, interim president since Feb 2025, steps down amidst controversy as the Trump-Kennedy Center plans a $257 million renovation and two-year closure starting July 2026.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump announced that Richard Grenell will transition out of his role as president of the Kennedy Center, a position he held since his appointment last year.
- Grenell served as a central player in President Trump's push to dramatically overhaul the Kennedy Center shortly after he returned to office, filling the board with his supporters.
- The Kennedy Center will close this summer for a two-year reconstruction, following the board's decision to rename it the Trump Kennedy Center, a move the Kennedy family denounced.
- Matt Floca, the vice president of facilities operations, will succeed Grenell as chief operating officer and executive director, with the change formalized at Monday's White House board meeting.
- Many artists have withdrawn from the Kennedy Center since the leadership transition, as Trump continues targeting cultural institutions to remove what he calls liberal bias and anti-American ideology.
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Trump Kennedy Center’s new leader revealed as Ric Grenell exits top role
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ric Grenell’s successor as the president of the Trump Kennedy Center was revealed Friday afternoon after President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to make the announcement. The change will officially be announced on Monday as the Trump Kennedy Center’s board meets to officially suspend its activities and launch construction efforts. Grenell, who has a background in foreign policy and assumed control …
Trump called the Kennedy Center "woke" after taking office in January of last year. Now there is a change in the executive floor.
The now-renamed Kennedy Center in Washington has a new head. The former president of the "Trump Kennedy Center", Richard Grenell, will be replaced by Matt Floca, told US President Donald Trump on Friday on his online platform Truth Social. Grenell "has done excellent work during the transition phase in coordinating various areas of the Center", Trump praised the former US ambassador in Germany. Matt Floca currently holds the post as Vice Preside…
Trump announces Ric Grenell is stepping down as Kennedy Center's president
Richard Grenell, an ally of President Donald Trump who oversaw far reaching changes at the Kennedy Center that prompted many artists to abandon the iconic performing arts venue, will step down as the institution's president.
Washington, 13 Mar (EFE).- U.S. President Donald Trump announced this Friday a change in the direction of the Kennedy Center, Washington’s great performing arts complex, amid the controversy over the two-year closure that the institution will face due to renovation works. On its platform Truth Social, Trump reported that Matt Floca, until now vice president of Operations of the Center, will take over the leadership in place of Ric Grenell, who i…
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