Politics

Trump’s Kennedy Center Head Berates Musician Who Asked About DEI

LASHING OUT

“I hate to think that the establishment could be run down permanently by this man,” the musician later wrote on Instagram.

President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Kennedy Center personally berated a musician who questioned his policies.

Director Ric Grenell sent a series of angry emails to guitarist Yasmin Williams, questioning her own judgement and motives.

The back-and-forth began when Williams sent a message to Grenell, a MAGA devotee who was named...

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