Richard Grenell has suddenly become a name people are searching as controversy swirls around the Kennedy Center’s leadership and its expanding political storm. Grenell, a long-time Republican and close Trump ally,

The president of the Kennedy Center intends to seek $1 million in damages from a jazz musician who abruptly cancelled a scheduled performance over the iconic D.C. performing arts center’s rebranding to include President Donald Trump’s name.

Kennedy Center president Richard Grenell criticised jazz musician Chuck Redd for cancelling his show at short notice, saying the decision was taken "explicitly in response to the Center's recent renaming which honors President Trump",