Trump-Kennedy Center chief: We’ll sue musician over ‘political stunt’ Christmas Eve

The Kennedy Center, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (White House photo)

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.

Ambassador Richard Grenell sent a letter to Chuck Redd claiming his “last-minute” cancellation of his Dec. 24 Jazz Jam performance was a “political stunt” in protest of the Center’s being renamed the Donald J.