- President Donald Trump announced that Richard Grenell will be replaced as president of the Kennedy Center by Matt Floca, the current vice president of facilities operations.
- Trump stated on Truth Social that Floca, subject to board approval, will become the Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director of the "Trump Kennedy Center."
- Grenell, who was appointed in February 2025 as part of Trump's leadership overhaul, is expected to stay on as an unpaid consultant and is Trump’s envoy for special missions.
- His tenure was marked by controversy, including a surge of artist cancellations in response to the board's symbolic vote to rename the center and his demand for $1 million from a musician who canceled an event.
- The leadership change comes three months before the Kennedy Center is set to close for a two-year renovation, a period during which Grenell had been tasked with informing staff about significant operational adjustments.
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