Despite traditionally being regarded as one of America's most storied cultural icons, the Kennedy Center has had significant difficulty filling seats ever since President Donald Trump took over the vaunted institution earlier this year. The Daily Beast reported Wednesday that Trump advisor Richard Grenell, his first-term acting Director of National Intelligence who is now president and executive director of the Kennedy Center, erupted after a report by The Athletic (which is owned by The New York Times) showed how the facility's ticket sales have been lagging for months. The report noted that the Kennedy Center allowed FIFA (which organizes the quadrennial World Cup) to rent its concert hall for a $0 fee.