President Donald Trump said on Monday that special U.S. envoy Richard Grenell will serve as the interim executive director of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington after announcing plans on Friday to shake up its board.

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has led to a staggering 50 percent drop in ticket sales, according to a report.Trump fired the Kennedy Center’s leadership upon his return to the Oval Office and put MAGA loyalist Richard Grenell in charge of the famed institution.

A new board of Trump allies makes him chairman of the Kennedy Center and fires the arts organization's longtime leader, Deborah Rutter.

The president announced last week major overhauls that included naming himself the new chairman of the cultural center.

President Trump makes alarming changes at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; meanwhile, Frieze Los Angeles, the LA Art Show and the visual arts take the spotlight in L.A this week.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was "unanimously" elected as chairman of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

The president solidified his grip on the performing arts complex as the center’s longtime president, Deborah F. Rutter, was fired.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts board of trustees elected President Donald Trump as its new chair Feb. 12 after Trump dismissed more than half of the board and appointed a new interim executive director Feb.

Rubenstein posted on social media Thursday after the center’s longtime president, Deborah F. Rutter, was fired from her position.