Ambassador and U.S. Envoy for Special Missions Ric Grenell appeared on the CPAC stage for a conversation with Politico White House Bureau Chief Dasha Burns to discuss the many hats he wears in the Trump 47 administration. They began with his latest role as interim executive director of the Kennedy Center. President Donald Trump asked Grenell to take on the role after Trump fired the board and appointed himself as Chairman.
Grenell said, “We want to ‘Make Art Great Again.'” Burns asked what exactly that meant. Grenell explained:
I think, I don’t know for sure, but I think the frustration President Trump has is that the Kennedy Center has no cash on hand. No reserves. And they have been paying for the salaries with the debt reserves. While taking around more than 40 million dollars in public money. You can’t have that. If you’re going to take public money,…
