Venezuela, North Korea and now culture – Trump sends Grenell to new mission

The Kennedy Center in Washington is also a cultural institution at the national level. Among other things, it houses the National Symphony Orchestra and the Washington National Opera. In the magnificent building on the Potomac River, all possible genres of theater, dance and music are traditionally presented: from classical music, opera and ballet to jazz, hip-hop, electronic music and modern dance.

Trump surprisingly announced on the weekend to bring the Kennedy Center under his control. He decided to immediately dismiss several people from the board of trustees, including the chairman. Among other things, the Republican criticized the fact that the Kennedy Center also showed drag shows last year that had targeted a young audience. So it is over.

Trump now confirmed that in the future there would be “no drag shows or other anti-American propaganda”. At a appearance in the White House, the 78-year-old said: “We took over the Kennedy Center. We didn’t like what was shown there. ”Grenell will do a“ great job ”in the new role.

Venezuela, North Korea – and now the Kennedy Center

The president had actually brought Grenell to his side for other herd of crisis. “Ric will work on some of the hottest focal points in the world, including Venezuela and North Korea”Trump declared in mid -December when the personnel were announced. And in fact, Grenell was most recently on a mission in Venezuela – among other things to get imprisoned Americans. For the time being, however, the new focus is: culture. And the mission is: to set up the stage program that is approved by the US President.

Grenell was an ambassador of the United States in Germany from 2018 to 2020. In the role, he saw his task at the time to aggressively represent Trump’s politics in Germany and Europe – in an unconventional, rather undiplomatic way. Grenell also did not save with criticism of the then Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU). In political Berlin, he made few friends with his rabid manner at that time.