President Trump’s option to run the Kennedy Middle has stated he has discovered $26 million in fraudulent income.
Addressing a number of board members throughout a dinner within the White Home’s State Eating Room, Grenell acknowledged {that a} assessment of the middle’s budgets from the previous two years had uncovered what he described as “$26 million in phantom income—pretend income.”
“It’s felony,” Grenell stated. “We’re going to refer this to the U.S. legal professional’s workplace right here.”
SHOCKING! Ric Grenell simply revealed the brand new CFO of The Kennedy Middle went by way of the 2024 & 2025 budgets and located $26 MILLION in PHANTOM REVENUE. FAKE REVENUE! That is now being referred to the U.S. Attorneys Workplace. @RichardGrenell pic.twitter.com/fW4wjJnPwE
— George Balfour-Kinnear (@balfourUK) May 20, 2025
The board’s former chairman, David M. Rubenstein, has denied any wrongdoing.
“With full transparency, the monetary experiences have been reviewed and authorized by the Kennedy Middle’s audit committee and full board in addition to a serious accounting agency,” his spokesperson told The New York Times.
Trump, in the meantime, took intention on the heart for selling political propaganda beneath its earlier leaderhsip.
“As a substitute of placing ahead programming that tears our nation down and tears our nation aside, the Kennedy Middle needs to be the nation’s premier venue for lifting up the perfect of our nation and lifting up the American arts, theater, music and tradition,” Trump stated.
He continued:
We’re going to do some good issues, however the fundamentals are there. The situation is phenomenal. The significance of the constructing is phenomenal. And we’ll have some very attention-grabbing plans.
I all the time thought they need to have constructed a stupendous performing heart, open air, going through out over the Potomac.
They didn’t do this. They constructed these loopy rooms beneath; they constructed three tiny little phases, very costly. Sometime, possibly anyone will occupy one.
We’re going to show it round. That’s what I really like doing. I really like turning issues round. Turnaround artist. We’re doing that with the nation.
“They need to have constructed a stupendous performing heart, open air, going through out over Potomac. They didn’t do this. They constructed these loopy rooms beneath…Tiny little phases, very costly… I believed it was fashionable artwork, blocking everyone’s view.”
– Trump to Kennedy Middle board pic.twitter.com/UCb2UMmlj2
— Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) May 19, 2025
The middle lately confirmed that poductions of Chicago, Monty Python’s Spamalot, and Moulin Rouge! will every have scheduled runs on the venue.
