Trump Goon Melts Down After Latest Kennedy Center Cancellation
President Donald Trump loyalist and Kennedy Center patron Richard Grenell There is renewed anger after another performance group cancels its event at the once-famous arts venue.
San Francisco Ballet His announcement that he was withdrawing from a five-day run scheduled for May at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts prompted a harsh response from the 59-year-old Grenell.
According to the New York Times, the ballet board was under pressure to cancel the performances. / Don Arnold / WireImage
“Professional artists should perform for everyone, not just those with whom they agree politically,” Trump appointee said New York Times on Saturday.
The Daily Beast has reached out to San Francisco Ballet for comment. “SF Ballet looks forward to performing for Washington, D.C. audiences in the future,” the company said in a statement to the New York Times.
Rehearsal for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco. / San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst N / San Francisco Chronicle via Gett
Grenell, for his part, has repeatedly appeared outraged that artists were scrapping shows at the venue, citing concerns about Trump and his administration.
“You made this political and caved in to the woke crowd who wanted you to demonstrate only for leftists.” Grenell posted on XHe channeled MAGA talking points after Grammy-winning bluegrass artist Béla Fleck pulled out of a scheduled concert at the venue in January.
Ric Grenell is one of Trump’s most loyal attack dogs. / Taylor Hill / FilmMagic
But critics argue that it was Trump himself who politicized the venue when he slapped his name on the art institution; this move reportedly contributed to declining ticket sales since the takeover.
As attendance numbers continued to dwindle, Trump, who appointed himself president of the venue, turned to programs affiliated with him and his family, such as the gala in January. melaniaThe First Lady’s vanity documentary.
The Trumps rolled out the black carpet for the world premiere of ‘Melania’ at the Kennedy Center last Thursday. / Samuel Çorum / Getty Images
Yet Trump announced last month that he would close the Kennedy Center for a MAGA refurbishment due to increasing cancellations. In its post, Truth Social wrote that it would “temporarily” close the center on July 4 for “Construction, Revitalization, and Complete Rebuilding.” He said the repair would take two years.
Describing the capital’s premier performing arts center as “tired, broken and dilapidated”, the president vowed to turn it into “a beautiful new Landmark”.
Protesters gathered outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after President Donald Trump’s name was added to the facade. /Washington Post /Washington Post via Getty Im
Meanwhile, several members of the Kennedy family have criticized the president’s restructuring of the arts institution.
Jack Schlossberg, JFK’s only grandson, criticized the president for “naming the Kennedy Center after himself” and eliminating “entire programs.” [Kennedy] “fought for” in a recent interview CBS Sunday MorningHe also ripped into executive producer Ryan Murphy. Love Story, JFK Jr. and the new TV show about Carolyn Bessette.
